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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewCenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Listed on NYSE • Utilities / General Utilities
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CNP Company Overview & Business Description

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota; and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas and Louisiana through a third party. This segment also engages in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, and transportation and storage of natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 2.7 million metered customers; owned 239 substation sites with a total installed rated transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes; operated approximately 1,00,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains; and owned and operated 285 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Information

Symbol: CNP
CEO: Jason P. Wells CPA
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0001130310
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for CNP

An assessment of the current trend environment for CNP, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for CNP is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently compressing tightly (optimal low-risk zone), sitting -0.26 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • The current market structure is holding within recent defined ranges.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, CNP in a non-directional consolidation; Long-term trend is bullish.

Trend Strength: CNP last closed at 38.20, trading 0.2 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (38.11). Technical Classification: Non-Directional / Range-Bound.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 35/100. Classification: Sideways. Alignment: Indeterminate. Logic: Price action is range-bound or lacking sufficient slope for trend confirmation.

SuperTrend Risk: Risk indicators: No active structural constraints identified.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Non-Directional. Price is oscillating within a low-momentum range. Risk is two-sided, favoring mean-reversion strategies over trend-following.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 38.20, KAMA 38.11.

CNP Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:53 PM EST)

Price
37.95
Change
0.145
Change %
0.38%
Open
37.76
Previous Close
37.8
High
38.02
Low
37.7
Volume
1,348,956
Market Cap
24,773,087,232
EV/EBITDA
14.05

CNP Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:53 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
652,868,273
FloatShares
649,388,485
Float Ratio
99.47%
Shares Short
37,729,971
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
7.69%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
8.16 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.45%
Held Percent Institutions
101.28%