NYSE:CEPUCENT PUERTO S A/S Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding CENT PUERTO S A/S Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $2.68 -0.01 (-0.37 %) (As of 07/14/2020 12:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$2.66Now: $2.68▼$2.7150-Day Range$2.36MA: $2.70▼$3.1452-Week Range$1.86Now: $2.68▼$9.83Volume2,745 shsAverage Volume164,921 shsMarket Capitalization$405.75 millionP/E Ratio2.82Dividend Yield3.58%Beta1.54 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSocial Media Central Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. As of December 31, 2017, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants and one hydroelectric generation plant with an installed capacity of 3,663 MW. It also operates a wind farm Achiras I with an installed capacity of 48 megawatts, as well as produces steam. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.8 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCENT PUERTO S A/S has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $7.50, CENT PUERTO S A/S has a potential upside of 179.9% from its current price of $2.68.Amount of Analyst CoverageCENT PUERTO S A/S has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesCENT PUERTO S A/S has received 119 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCENT PUERTO S A/S has received 169 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCENT PUERTO S A/S has received 58.68% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about CENT PUERTO S A/S and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CEPU will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CEPU will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCENT PUERTO S A/S pays a meaningful dividend of 3.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCENT PUERTO S A/S does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CENT PUERTO S A/S is 10.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, CENT PUERTO S A/S will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.10% next year. This indicates that CENT PUERTO S A/S will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CENT PUERTO S A/S insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 4.49% of the stock of CENT PUERTO S A/S is held by institutions. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for CENT PUERTO S A/S are expected to grow by 421.05% in the coming year, from $0.19 to $0.99 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CENT PUERTO S A/S is 2.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CENT PUERTO S A/S is 2.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 10.02.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCENT PUERTO S A/S has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.8Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 3.8 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.24 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:CEPU Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.centralpuerto.com Phone54-11-4317-5900Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.47 Current Ratio1.36 Quick Ratio1.32Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio2.82 Forward P/E Ratio14.11 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$606.52 million Price / Sales0.67 Cash Flow$1.41 per share Price / Cash Flow1.90 Book Value$8.09 per share Price / Book0.33Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.99 Net Income$182.34 million Net Margins21.16% Return on Equity11.97% Return on Assets6.07%Miscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares151,400,000Market Cap$405.75 million Next Earnings Date8/10/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable CEPU Rates by TradingView Receive CEPU News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CEPU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. CENT PUERTO S A/S (NYSE:CEPU) Frequently Asked Questions How has CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock was trading at $2.72 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CEPU stock has decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $2.68. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of CENT PUERTO S A/S? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CENT PUERTO S A/S in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for CENT PUERTO S A/S. When is CENT PUERTO S A/S's next earnings date? CENT PUERTO S A/S is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for CENT PUERTO S A/S. How were CENT PUERTO S A/S's earnings last quarter? CENT PUERTO S A/S (NYSE:CEPU) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 27th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $130.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $238.50 million. CENT PUERTO S A/S had a return on equity of 11.97% and a net margin of 21.16%. View CENT PUERTO S A/S's earnings history. How often does CENT PUERTO S A/S pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for CENT PUERTO S A/S? CENT PUERTO S A/S declared an annual dividend on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.119 per share on Monday, January 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View CENT PUERTO S A/S's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CEPU? 3 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock. Their forecasts range from $7.50 to $7.50. On average, they expect CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock price to reach $7.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 179.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CENT PUERTO S A/S. Has CENT PUERTO S A/S been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about CEPU stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. CENT PUERTO S A/S earned a media sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about CENT PUERTO S A/S. Who are some of CENT PUERTO S A/S's key competitors? Some companies that are related to CENT PUERTO S A/S include TransAlta (TAC), Otter Tail (OTTR), Kenon (KEN), Azure Power Global (AZRE), Pampa Energia (PAM), Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt (EDN), Sky Solar (SKYS), AK PWR & TEL CO/SH SH (APTL), Biotricity (BTCY), Summer Energy (SUME), Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) and Premier (PRHL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of CENT PUERTO S A/S own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CENT PUERTO S A/S investors own include Pampa Energia (PAM), Tesla (TSLA), Eastman Chemical (EMN), General Mills (GIS), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Invesco (IVZ), Kohl's (KSS), PG&E (PCG), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Tapestry (TPR). Who are CENT PUERTO S A/S's key executives? CENT PUERTO S A/S's management team includes the following people: Mr. Jorge Anibal Rauber, CEO & Vice Chairman (Age 50)Mr. Fernando Roberto Bonnet, Chief Financial Officer (Age 42)Mr. José Manuel Pazos, Gen. Counsel & Head of Legal Area (Age 48)Osvaldo Pollice, Deputy Head of Market RelationsMr. Javier Alejandro Torre, HR Mang. (Age 52) When did CENT PUERTO S A/S IPO? (CEPU) raised $692 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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. What is CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock symbol? CENT PUERTO S A/S trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CEPU." How do I buy shares of CENT PUERTO S A/S? Shares of CEPU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is CENT PUERTO S A/S's stock price today? One share of CEPU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.68. How big of a company is CENT PUERTO S A/S? CENT PUERTO S A/S has a market capitalization of $405.75 million and generates $606.52 million in revenue each year. The company earns $182.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.99 on an earnings per share basis. What is CENT PUERTO S A/S's official website? The official website for CENT PUERTO S A/S is www.centralpuerto.com. How can I contact CENT PUERTO S A/S? CENT PUERTO S A/S's mailing address is Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, BUENOS AIRES C1, C1104BAB. The company can be reached via phone at 54-11-4317-5900 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 7/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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