A share price of Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] is currently trading at $38.31, up 0.68%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CNP shares have gain 2.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.65%, and not 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 December 12, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $41 for it. Previously, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock with In-line rating on October 07, 2025, and set its price target to $42. On April 22, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $37 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $42 on April 02, 2025. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to an Outperform and raised its price target to $37 on March 11, 2025. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 23, 2025. In a note dated December 12, 2024, Ladenburg Thalmann initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $34.50 on this stock.
Centerpoint Energy Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $30.59 and $40.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $41.25 within the next 12 months. Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] shares were valued at $38.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.67% based on the average CNP price forecast.
Analyzing the CNP fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] were 9.11B which represents 7.11% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.08.
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 38.01 points at the first support level, and at 37.70 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 38.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 38.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] is 0.51. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.38, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.74, the price to book ratio is 2.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Smith Phillip R, Director, that happened on Nov 06 ’25 when 6200.0 shares were sold. Director, Smith Phillip R completed a deal on Nov 05 ’25 to buy 6200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Darin Carroll bought 13535.0 shares on Oct 13 ’25.
