The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Centerpoint Energy Inc shares valued at $530,437 were purchased by Darin Carroll on Oct 13 ’25. At $39.19 per share, Darin Carroll acquired 13,535 shares.
Also, Fitch Laurie Lee purchased 1,900 shares, netting a total of over 71,392 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $37.58 each, the insider now holds 6,434 shares.
Before that, Fitch Laurie Lee had added 800 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $29,380, the Director bought Centerpoint Energy Inc shares for $36.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 800 shares, worth approximately $0.28 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Evercore ISI on October 07, 2025, Centerpoint Energy Inc [CNP] has been an In-line and the price target has been revised to $42. Analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 02, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for CNP. Earlier on March 11, 2025, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for CNP stock which previously was a “an In-line”.
Analyzing CNP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Centerpoint Energy Inc [NYSE: CNP] plunged -1.44% to $38.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.885, but it reached a high of $39.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.75%. Over the course of the year, Centerpoint Energy Inc shares have jumped approximately 32.89%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.50 on 09/29/25 and a 52-week low of $30.59 on 01/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 38.41. In the upper region, resistance lies at 39.43. The next price resistance is at 39.91. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Centerpoint Energy Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Centerpoint Energy Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.34 million shares to 33.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 33.43 million shares. A jump of 1.01% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.0.
Which companies own the most shares of Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP)?
In terms of Centerpoint Energy Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.28% from the previous closing price of $39.52. Analysts anticipate Centerpoint Energy Inc stock to reach 46 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 39. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Centerpoint Energy Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
