Free Trial
NYSE:CEPU

Central Puerto (CEPU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Central Puerto logo
$12.11 -0.10 (-0.82%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$12.09 -0.02 (-0.17%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

About Central Puerto Stock (NYSE:CEPU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.86
$12.34
50-Day Range
$11.05
$13.64
52-Week Range
$7.07
$16.60
Volume
131,218 shs
Average Volume
229,471 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.83 billion
P/E Ratio
22.02
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Central Puerto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
47th Percentile Overall Score

CEPU MarketRank™: 

Central Puerto scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 175th out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Central Puerto has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Central Puerto has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Central Puerto's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Central Puerto are expected to grow by 241.27% in the coming year, from $0.63 to $2.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Central Puerto is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Central Puerto is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.48.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Central Puerto has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Central Puerto's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.50% of the outstanding shares of Central Puerto have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Puerto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Puerto has recently increased by 40.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Central Puerto pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Central Puerto does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Central Puerto is 56.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Central Puerto will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.42% next year. This indicates that Central Puerto will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Central Puerto's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.50% of the outstanding shares of Central Puerto have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Puerto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Puerto has recently increased by 40.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Central Puerto has a news sentiment score of 0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Central Puerto this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Central Puerto to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Central Puerto insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.10% of the stock of Central Puerto is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 2.97% of the stock of Central Puerto is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Central Puerto's insider trading history.
Receive CEPU Stock News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Central Puerto and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

CEPU Stock News Headlines

Analyzing Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) and Hallador Energy (NASDAQ:HNRG)
Is Elon's empire crumbling?
The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... Jeff Brown has uncovered a revolutionary AI breakthrough buried inside Tesla's labs. One that is helping AI escape from our computer screens and manifest itself here in the real world all while creating a 25,000% growth market explosion starting as early as October 23rd.
Central Puerto Positioned For Growth Amid Volatility
See More Headlines

CEPU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Central Puerto's stock was trading at $14.49 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CEPU shares have decreased by 16.4% and is now trading at $12.11.

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR (NYSE:CEPU) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm earned $196 million during the quarter. Central Puerto had a net margin of 12.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.93%.

Central Puerto (CEPU) raised $692 million in an IPO on Friday, February 2nd 2018. The company issued 35,500,000 shares at a price of $17.50-$21.50 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Central Puerto's top institutional investors include Ping Capital Management Inc. (0.08%) and GAMMA Investing LLC.

Shares of CEPU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Central Puerto investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Disc Medicine (IRON), EMCOR Group (EME) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Other Alt Energy
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:CEPU
CIK
1717161
Employees
1,324
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$12.00
Low Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.55
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.02
Forward P/E Ratio
19.22
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$54.56 million
Net Margins
12.69%
Pretax Margin
29.29%
Return on Equity
8.93%
Return on Assets
6.25%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.09
Current Ratio
1.23
Quick Ratio
1.13

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$810.70 million
Price / Sales
2.26
Cash Flow
$1.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.17
Book Value
$13.54 per share
Price / Book
0.89

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
151,400,000
Free Float
151,251,000
Market Cap
$1.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

Social Links

Elon Musk's Next Move Cover

Explore Elon Musk’s boldest ventures yet—from AI and autonomy to space colonization—and find out how investors can ride the next wave of innovation.

Get This Free Report

This page (NYSE:CEPU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners