The trading price of Centerpoint Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNP) closed lower on Tuesday, April 23, closing at $28.73, -0.17% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 20.96. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $31.43 and a 52-week low of $25.42. Over the past month, the stock has gained 3.23% in value.
Centerpoint Energy Inc., whose market valuation is $18.19 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 2.71%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 0.78. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 0.51 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 1.62 for current year and 1.74 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 2.69B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 2.36B and highs of 3.05B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 9.2B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest CNP has a Hold on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a Hold, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 2.72, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that CNP’s price is currently 2.74% off the SMA20 and 2.94% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 61.14, and weekly volatility stands at 1.60%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.63%. Centerpoint Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNP)’s beta value is currently sitting at 0.92, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 0.48.
To see how Centerpoint Energy Inc. stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: CNP stock’s performance was -0.17% in the latest trading, and -5.90% in the past year. Centerpoint Energy Inc. has a P/E ratio of 20.96.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Centerpoint Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNP) indicates that the 3-month average is 4.19 million.
Currently, records show that 631.23 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.30% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 92.23%. However, since the stock’s price has seen 0.56% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
