On Tuesday, Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) opened higher 0.83% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $38.42. Price fluctuations for CNP have ranged from $28.57 to $40.50 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Utilities sector has jumped its sales by 3.47% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 8.74% at the time writing. With a float of $649.58 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $652.87 million.
Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Centerpoint Energy Inc is 0.50%, while institutional ownership is 100.14%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 13 ’25, was worth 530,437. Before that another transaction happened on May 09 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 1,900 for $37.58, making the entire transaction worth $71,392. This insider now owns 6,434 shares in total.
Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.4 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.4) by -0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.58 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 8.74% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.80% during the next five years compared to 3.47% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.38. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.78.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.58, a number that is poised to hit 0.46 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.91 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 5.22 million. That was inferior than the volume of 5.25 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 19.88%.
During the past 100 days, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s (CNP) raw stochastic average was set at 65.08%, which indicates a significant increase from 34.70% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.60 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.62 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $38.67, while its 200-day Moving Average is $36.80. However, in the short run, Centerpoint Energy Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $38.96. Second resistance stands at $39.17. The third major resistance level sits at $39.52. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $38.40, it is likely to go to the next support level at $38.05. The third support level lies at $37.84 if the price breaches the second support level.
Centerpoint Energy Inc (NYSE: CNP) Key Stats
There are currently 652,868K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 25.29 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 8,643 M according to its annual income of 1,019 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,988 M and its income totaled 293,000 K.
