In a filing, Centerpoint Energy Inc revealed its Director Fitch Laurie Lee acquired Company’s shares for reported $71392.0 on May 09 ’25. In the deal valued at $37.58 per share,1,900 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Fitch Laurie Lee now holds 6,434 shares worth roughly $0.23 million.
Then, Fitch Laurie Lee bought 800 shares, generating $29,380 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $36.73, the Director now owns 7,234 shares.
Before that, Pound Ted sold 6,103 shares. Centerpoint Energy Inc shares valued at $210,554 were divested by the Director at a price of $34.50 per share. As a result of the transaction, Pound Ted now holds 46,803 shares, worth roughly $1.7 million.
Barclays upgraded its Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] rating to an Equal weight from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early April with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Evercore ISI also remained covering CNP and has increased its forecast on March 11, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “an In-line” rating. Guggenheim revised its rating on January 23, 2025. It rated CNP as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of CNP
On Tuesday, Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE:CNP] saw its stock fall -0.79% to $36.25. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.18%. Centerpoint Energy Inc shares have risen nearly 14.25% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 19.83% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Centerpoint Energy Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Centerpoint Energy Inc stocks on 2025-05-15, dropping by -0.68 million shares to a total of 28.26 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 28.94 million shares. There was a decline of -2.4%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 12, 2024 when Ladenburg Thalmann began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $34.50 price target.
