CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
Utilities · Electric and Natural Gas Utilities · NYSE
CenterPoint Energy is a regulated electric and natural gas utility provider focused on infrastructure delivery across Texas and the US Midwest.
What CenterPoint Energy does
CenterPoint Energy is a public utility holding company that provides electric transmission and distribution, as well as natural gas distribution services. It operates primarily in Texas and across several states in the Midwest, focusing on regulated infrastructure for the delivery of electricity and natural gas. The company manages utility assets including electric transmission and distribution systems and local gas distribution companies.
Themes: regulated utilities, energy infrastructure, power grid resilience, natural gas distribution
Fundamentals
- Price$38.42 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$25.1B as of 2026-04-15 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-2.9% 2025-10-08 close $39.56 → 2026-10-08 close $38.42
- P/E22.63 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+11.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+9.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity2.10 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.4% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.09 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CNP compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 65 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 62 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 72 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 70 covered Utilities peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 57 covered Utilities peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Utilities companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CNP is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
35.6 #1276 of 1,379 scored · #50 of 54 in Utilities
Profitability 60th (operating margin 22.5%, return on equity 9.4%) and valuation 42nd (price to book 2.2, price to earnings 22.6); weakest is financial health (11th, free cash flow margin -25.5%, debt to equity 2.1).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, CNP's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 55%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout55% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CenterPoint Energy looks technically
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is trading 7.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago. It is 15.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 7.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -7.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $39.24 | $39.24 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $41.32 | $41.32 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 19 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 19 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 23.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($36.37 to $38.72) — its "stochastic" reading is 87 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 87.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $45.26 | $45.26 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 15.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 5.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +5.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.1% below its highest point of the past year | 15.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $45.26 (set on 2026-07-28) | $45.26 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($36.62 to $45.04), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 21% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $41.82 to $42.09. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 21.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 15.1% below its all-time high | -15.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.5% below a resistance level at $38.61 — a price it turned at six times since 2025-08-20, most recently on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-10-08 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.48 (set on 2008-10-10) | $8.48 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 353.1% above its all-time low | +353.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 70th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6478 between its high and its low — about 1.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6478 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $36.34 and $39.28 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $36.34 – $37.81 – $39.28 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.7% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (7.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.5 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.97× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a hammer | 9 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 8 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" 34 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 34 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -0.36% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock lost 4.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 16.6 percentage points (the stock lost 12.8% while the market gained 3.8%) | -16.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 29.3 percentage points (the stock lost 11.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | -29.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 17.9 percentage points (the stock lost 2.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | -17.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.0% of the share price. | -5.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $41.33 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $39.36 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 52 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.4% |
Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $38.15 · 87 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
CNP last closed at $38.42 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $38.61 | Resistance | 0.5% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-20 to 2026-08-24 |
| $37.71 | Support | 1.9% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-04-03 to 2026-01-05 |
| $39.72 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-05-06 to 2026-08-11 |
| $36.59 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-01 to 2026-09-29 |
| $40.44 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-29 to 2026-09-08 |
| $35.64 | Support | 7.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-14 to 2025-07-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.16 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$45.06 range $38.00 – $50.00; median $46.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CNP
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4912 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.00182 (-0.4%) from $0.4931, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to severe weather events and natural disasters, such as hurricanes and extreme winter storms, causing infrastructure damage.","Dependence on regulatory approval for rate adjustments and capital expenditure recovery."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CNP's 10-Q filed 2026-07-28 against the prior one filed 2026-04-23.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) added a 'Large-Load Customers' subsection under Recent Events describing PUCT implementation of Texas Senate Bill 6, ERCOT's Batch Zero process approved June 18, 2026, Houston Electric's estimate of approximately 14 gigawatts of potential large-load customers eligible for Batch Zero, and approximately $900 million in contributions in aid of construction or financial security provided or committed in third quarter of 2026.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) added an 'Equity Distribution Agreement' subsection under Recent Events describing the May 15, 2026 entry into the 2026 Equity Distribution Agreement for up to $1 billion of Common Stock and termination of the 2024 Equity Distribution Agreement program.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) added results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, including a table showing Electric, Natural Gas, Corporate and Other, and total net income for both periods.
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) contained a 'CenterPoint Energy's Results of Operations by Reportable Segment' section with Electric segment summary data and variance explanations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to March 31, 2025, which is not present in the newer filing excerpt.
- Reworded:
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) stated the 10-Year Capital Plan increase was $500 million to approximately $65.5 billion through 2035, announced February 19, 2026; newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) states the increase was $1.2 billion to approximately $66.7 billion through 2035, announced in July 2026.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) TEEEF subsection stated that on April 10, 2026, Houston Electric requested continued abatement until April 24, 2026 due to continued settlement discussions; newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) TEEEF subsection instead states that on June 26, 2026, Houston Electric filed a stipulation and agreement, an agreed motion for interim rates effective August 15, 2026, settlement testimony, and agreed motion to admit evidence and remand proceeding back to the PUCT, and that on June 29, 2026, SOAH granted the requested motions and remanded the proceeding to the PUCT.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) presented a net income table only for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025; newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) presents a net income table for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) discussion compared three months ended March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2025; newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) discussion compares three months ended June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2025.
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt is truncated and ends mid-sentence in the discussion of the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025.
- The older filing includes sections not present in the newer excerpt, including detailed Electric segment operating statistics and variance explanations, which may be due to excerpt truncation rather than actual removal.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) adds Exhibit 10.1, an Equity Distribution Agreement dated May 15, 2026, among CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and various managers, forward purchasers, and forward sellers, incorporated by reference to CenterPoint Energy's Form 8-K dated May 15, 2026.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) adds Exhibit 10.2, a Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy Benefit Restoration Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026, filed herewith.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) adds Exhibit 10.3, a Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy Savings Restoration Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026, filed herewith.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) adds Exhibit 10.4, a Partial Termination Amendment to CenterPoint Energy 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 15, 2026, filed herewith.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-07-28) states the Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement disclosure covers the three months ended June 30, 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.1, an Indenture dated as of February 26, 2026, between CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.2, a General Mortgage Indenture dated as of October 10, 2002, between Houston Electric and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.3, a Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 12, 2002, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.4, a Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 9, 2008, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.5, a Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 27, 2026, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.6, an Officer's Certificate dated as of February 27, 2026, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.7, an Indenture among CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company III, LLC, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, and U.S. Bank National Association, dated as of February 26, 2026, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 4.8, a Series Supplement between CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company III, LLC and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, dated as of February 26, 2026, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) includes Exhibit 10.1, a Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 16, 2026, among CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, and the banks named therein, which is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing (filed 2026-04-23) states the Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement disclosure covers the three months ended March 31, 2026.
- Notes:
- The Risk Factors substantive text (the statement of no material changes from the combined 2025 Form 10-K) is identical in both filings; differences are in the surrounding Item 5 and Item 6 exhibit lists captured within the provided sections.
- The newer filing's signature page date appears truncated as 'Date: J' and does not include a full signature date, whereas the older filing shows 'Date: April 23, 2026'.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($40700) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($40700) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-17. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CNP's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for CNP from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding CNP as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 116,932,922
- Reported value $5,149,725,875
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CNP had 46,673,652 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CNP had 7.13% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.72 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 46,673,652
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.13%
- Prior settlement (shares) 44,193,899
- Reported change 5.61%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.72
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Entergy (ETR)
- Exelon (EXC)
- American Electric Power (AEP)
- NextEra Energy (NEE)
- Southern Company (SO)
- Duke Energy (DUK)
- Xcel Energy (XEL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does CenterPoint Energy (CNP) do?
CenterPoint Energy is a public utility holding company that provides electric transmission and distribution, as well as natural gas distribution services. It operates primarily in Texas and across several states in the Midwest, focusing on regulated infrastructure for the delivery of electricity and natural gas. The company manages utility assets including electric transmission and distribution systems and local gas distribution companies.
What sector is CenterPoint Energy (CNP) in?
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is classified in the Utilities sector. Its industry is Electric and Natural Gas Utilities. It trades on NYSE.
Does CNP pay a dividend?
Yes — CenterPoint Energy (CNP) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.51% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CenterPoint Energy's (CNP) competitors?
Notable peers of CenterPoint Energy (CNP) include Entergy, Exelon, American Electric Power, NextEra Energy and Southern Company. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CNP?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CNP from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is CenterPoint Energy (CNP) overbought or oversold right now?
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CNP come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.