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1 insider bought €35k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 18 Aug 2026.
Centerpoint Energy Inc: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Houston, United States, Centerpoint Energy Inc belongs to the Energy sector and traces its origins to 1882. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 10 insiders published 17 filings.
Purchases and sales both appear in the filings: 1 purchase (1 insider, €35k) and 1 sale (1 insider, €209k). On balance, insiders were net sellers of €174k. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Among those who bought: 1 senior executive. The largest single trade was a sale of €209k by Smith Phillip R, published on 7 November 2025.
With 17 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 19 filings across the 5,808 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 8 purchases and 8 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 9.36 bn USD and net income of 1.05 bn USD, with a dividend of 0.89 USD per share.
The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 60 days ago, on 18 August 2026. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at RGC Resources Inc and Terawulf Inc. also feature in our signals. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
164
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€3M
8 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€2M
8 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleLaurie Lee Fitch2 buys
Kristie Colvin1 sale
Phillip R. Smith1 sale
Ted Pound1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- -1.8%Entry US$40.40 · Close 14 Oct 2026 US$39.68
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Centerpoint Energy Inc Buy (bullish), based on 17 analysts. Average price target: US$44.18.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 14,281 of 24,148 companies
46.1
score / 100
Value39
Quality54
FCF yld-8.9%
Earn yld3.9%
EV/EBITDA13.5x
ROE9.8%
Gross mgn45%
Net mgn11%
Debt/EBITDA6.2x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$39.36
Analyst consensus
17 analystsBuy
US$38.00Target US$44.18(+12%)US$50.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$9.4B
Gross profitUS$4.2B45% margin
EBITDAUS$3.7B39% margin
Net incomeUS$1.1B11.6% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)23.3x
PER (forward)18.8x
P/Book2.2x
Beta0.46
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$25.9B
Total debtUS$23B
Free Cash Flow-US$2.4B
Debt / Equity210%
Profitability & ownership
ROE9.8%
ROA3.0%
% insiders0.2%
% institutions107.3%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations164 total
32,249 shares0Common StockSEC:0002157545-26-000006:0
1,000 shares@ US$40.700.0002% mcap35.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002065238-26-000005:0
Canonical exit: 15 Nov 2026 (T+90)
15,151 shares@ US$40.180.0025% mcap88.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001551260-26-000006:0
1,924 shares@ US$40.180.0003% mcap11.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001551260-26-000006:1
211 shares@ US$40.180.0000% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001988274-26-000005:0
80,596 shares0Common StockSEC:0001817841-26-000005:0
173,594 shares0Common StockSEC:0001661849-26-000005:0
25,646 shares0Common StockSEC:0001618940-26-000004:0
76,929 shares0Common StockSEC:0001825948-26-000005:0
69,271 shares0Common StockSEC:0001772812-26-000005:0
3,325 shares0Common StockSEC:0001618940-26-000002:0
20,207 shares0Common StockSEC:0001551260-26-000003:0
25,076 shares0Common StockSEC:0001825948-26-000003:0
20,872 shares0Common StockSEC:0001817841-26-000003:0
13,666 shares0Common StockSEC:0001772812-26-000003:0
76,736 shares0Common StockSEC:0001661849-26-000003:0
6,200 shares@ US$38.83100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001602281-25-000004:0
14,662 shares0Common StockSEC:0001130310-25-000119:0
1,900 shares@ US$37.57564.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001130310-25-000098:0
Canonical exit: 7 Aug 2025 (T+90)
24,859 shares@ US$38.8849.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001130310-25-000096:0
4,534 shares0Common StockSEC:0001130310-25-000090:0
4,534 shares0Common StockSEC:0001130310-25-000091:0
4,534 shares0Common StockSEC:0001130310-25-000089:0
4,534 shares0Common StockSEC:0001130310-25-000085:0
25 of 164 declarations
About Centerpoint Energy Inc
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (ticker: CNP) is a U.S.-based regulated utility listed on the NYSE and NYSE Texas, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States. For French-speaking investors, the company is best understood as an infrastructure-driven energy delivery business rather than a commodity producer. Its earnings profile is shaped by regulated electric transmission and distribution, regulated natural gas distribution, and related network investment, which typically supports a comparatively defensive cash-flow structure and a long-duration capital allocation model.
The group’s roots go back to 1866, when Houston Gas Light Company was formed, while its electric predecessor in Houston dates to 1882. Over time, the business evolved through multiple restructurings, and in 2002 the remaining primarily regulated energy delivery company adopted the CenterPoint Energy name. That history matters because it explains the company’s core identity today: a legacy utility focused on network reliability, regulated asset growth, and rate-based returns rather than merchant power exposure or upstream commodity risk.
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Operationally, CenterPoint reports three segments: Electric, Natural Gas, and Corporate and Other. The most important franchise is Houston Electric, a transmission and distribution utility operating entirely within Texas. It serves nearly all of the Houston/Galveston metropolitan area and benefits from the scale of the Houston region, one of the most economically dynamic utility territories in the United States. The natural gas business also provides regulated delivery services across selected Midwestern and Southern markets, though the portfolio has become more focused following recent asset sales and announced divestitures. In 2025, CenterPoint completed the sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses and later agreed to sell its Ohio natural gas utility business, reflecting a strategy to simplify the footprint and concentrate capital on higher-growth regulated markets.
CenterPoint’s competitive position is anchored by the essential and monopolistic nature of utility networks. In Houston Electric’s service territory, there are no competing electric transmission and distribution utilities, which underscores the structural strength of the franchise. The company also benefits from long-term demand growth in Greater Houston, driven by industrial expansion, logistics, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, transportation, and data center development. At the same time, operational excellence and storm resilience are central investment themes, especially after severe weather events that increased scrutiny on grid hardening and emergency preparedness.
Recent news is material for investors. In 2025, CenterPoint announced a record 10-year capital plan of $65 billion, raised full-year 2025 non-GAAP EPS guidance, and continued to advance major resiliency programs for the Houston electric system. The company also emphasized workforce expansion and grid-hardening efforts. Taken together, these developments reinforce CenterPoint’s profile as a regulated utility growth story with visible capital investment, but one that remains highly sensitive to regulation, weather-related execution risk, and the cost of financing.
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