Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock is trading at $40.18, up 1.11%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CNP shares have gain 1.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.36%, 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 October 07, 2025, when Evercore ISI initiated its In-line rating and assigned the stock a price target of $42. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Equal Weight on April 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $37. On April 02, 2025, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $42 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to an Outperform and increased its price target to $37 on March 11, 2025. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Ladenburg Thalmann started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on December 12, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $34.50. In a note dated December 03, 2024, UBS upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $31 to $37.
Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] stock has fluctuated between $29.97 and $40.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $42.14 within the next 12 months. Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] shares were valued at $40.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.88% based on the average CNP price forecast.
Analyzing the CNP fundamentals
Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] reported sales of 9.11B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 7.11%. 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 39.88 points at the first support level, and at 39.59 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 40.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.51. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.38, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.88, the price to book ratio is 2.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.37.
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.
