At the time of writing, Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock is trading at $37.84, up 1.94%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CNP shares have gain 3.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.73%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 22, 2025, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $37 for it. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Buy rating on April 02, 2025, and set its price target to $42. On March 11, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $37 on the stock. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Ladenburg Thalmann initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $34.50 as its price target on December 12, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on December 03, 2024, and upped its price target to $37.
For the past year, the stock price of Centerpoint Energy Inc fluctuated between $25.41 and $39.31. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40 within the next 12 months. Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] shares were valued at $37.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.71% based on the average CNP price forecast.
Analyzing the CNP fundamentals
According to Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP], the company’s sales were 8.98B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.05% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.1.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 36.96 points at the first support level, and at 36.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 38.85.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] has a current ratio of 0.79. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.75, the price to book ratio is 2.24 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.37.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Fitch Laurie Lee, Director, that happened on May 09 ’25 when 1900.0 shares were purchased. Director, Fitch Laurie Lee completed a deal on May 12 ’25 to buy 800.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Pound Ted sold 6103.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
