CNP — CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

US Utilities Utilities equity mkt cap 25.4B
38.77 -3.56% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 37.32 · high 45.04

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Performance

1 day-3.56%
1 week-5.05%
1 month-12.34%
3 months-8.71%
6 months-9.84%
Year to date+0.10%
1 year+0.70%
3 years+37.92%
5 years+44.13%

Technicals

RSI 1417.9
vs 50-day avg-9.08%
vs 200-day avg-6.49%
Volatility 1y17.0%
Max drawdown 1y-13.92%
Avg volume 30d6.3M
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Dividends

Yield (trailing 12m)2.37%
Paid last 12m0.9200
Payments in 12m4
Paying since2016-02-11

Measured signals that fired on CNP

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-04Equal lows taken out
structure
-0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-28Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-23Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-25Breakout to a 52-week high
price
-1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-13Equal lows taken out
structure
-0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-07Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-08-17Fitch Laurie Lee
Director
Open-market purchase1.0K40.7040.7K
2026-08-11Soto Jesus Jr.
EVP and COO
Shares withheld for tax15.2K40.18608.8K
2026-08-11Soto Jesus Jr.
EVP and COO
Shares withheld for tax1.9K40.1877.3K
2026-08-11Wright Russell Keith
VP and CAO
Shares withheld for tax21140.188.5K
2026-05-05Foster Christopher A
EVP and CFO
Shares withheld for tax5.9K43.53255.4K
2026-05-01Franklin Chris
Director
Grant or award4.0K0.000
2026-05-01Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya
Director
Grant or award4.0K0.000
2026-05-01DUGANIER BARBARA J
Director
Grant or award4.0K0.000
2026-05-01Seavers Dean
Director
Grant or award4.0K0.000
2026-05-01Pound Ted
Director
Grant or award4.0K0.000

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
Capital Research Global Investors3.1B72.3M
BlackRock, Inc.2.5B57.3M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.8B42.5M
STATE STREET CORP1.6B36.2M
Capital International Investors1.6B36.1M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1.5B33.8M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC735.7M17.1M
FMR LLC580.2M13.4M
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\530.4M12.3M
Boston Partners521.1M12.1M

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d61.3% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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