Central Puerto - CEPU Stock Forecast, Price & News

Central Puerto's stock was trading at $5.94 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, CEPU shares have increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $6.24.
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Central Puerto saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 443,200 shares, an increase of 13.3% from the December 31st total of 391,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 205,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 8th 2023.
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Central Puerto S.A. (NYSE:CEPU) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 10th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $150.14 million for the quarter. Central Puerto had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.14% and a net margin of 17.31%.

Central Puerto announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.1649 per share on Monday, January 9th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 30th.
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Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.98%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 18.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CEPU will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.92% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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(CEPU) raised $692 million in an initial public offering on Friday, February 2nd 2018. The company issued 35,500,000 shares at $17.50-$21.50 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Central Puerto trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CEPU."

Central Puerto's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Trium Capital LLP (0.06%) and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. (0.00%).

Shares of CEPU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CEPU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.24.

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) has a market capitalization of $939.24 million and generates $600.19 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-7,790,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.70 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 885 workers across the globe.

Central Puerto's mailing address is Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, BUENOS AIRES C1, C1104BAB. The official website for the company is www.centralpuerto.com. The company can be reached via phone at 541143175000, via email at inversores@centralpuerto.com, or via fax at 54-11-4317-5099.