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title: "CenterPoint Energy (CNP) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cnp
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: CNP
sector: "Utilities"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# CenterPoint Energy (CNP) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "CenterPoint Energy (CNP) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cnp
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, CenterPoint Energy (CNP) trades at $36.94, down 5.6% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $36.37 to $45.26; the price is 18.4% below that high.
- It sits 10.8% below its 200-day average of $41.39, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 14.5% annualized, which we rate low risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 22.0 and a dividend yield of 2.62%.

## About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is a utilities company operating in utilities—regulated electric. Returns tend to track regulation, capex efficiency, and interest-rate sensitivity. Use this profile to monitor momentum shifts, volatility regime, and valuation signals in one dashboard.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, below both moving averages.

- Price is 7.8% below its 50-day average and 10.8% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-14 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 31 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $37.47 (+1.4%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $38.58, 4.4% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $37.47, 1.4% above the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cnp