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Central Puerto (CEPU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.85 +0.55 (+5.36%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$10.80 -0.05 (-0.43%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Central Puerto Stock (NYSE:CEPU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.30
$11.20
50-Day Range
$10.27
$12.98
52-Week Range
$8.65
$16.60
Volume
307,411 shs
Average Volume
294,337 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.64 billion
P/E Ratio
11.07
Dividend Yield
2.86%
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Central Puerto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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55th Percentile Overall Score

CEPU MarketRank™: 

Central Puerto scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 107th out of 270 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 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Central Puerto is 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 74.71.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Central Puerto has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. 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

    0.49% of the float of Central Puerto has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Puerto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Puerto has recently decreased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Central Puerto pays a meaningful dividend of 2.93%, 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 31.63%. 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

    0.49% of the float of Central Puerto has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Central Puerto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Central Puerto has recently decreased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Central Puerto has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Central Puerto this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • 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.
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CEPU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Central Puerto's stock was trading at $14.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CEPU stock has decreased by 24.0% and is now trading at $11.0060.

Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR (NYSE:CEPU) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 14th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $179.60 million for the quarter. Central Puerto had a net margin of 21.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.81%.

Central Puerto (CEPU) raised $692 million in an initial public offering (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 served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Top institutional shareholders of Central Puerto include MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.84%), Glenorchy Capital Ltd (0.22%), Fourth Sail Capital LP (0.10%) and Ping Capital Management Inc. (0.08%).

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
8/14/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/10/2025
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
+16.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.98
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.51
Forward P/E Ratio
16.35
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$54.56 million
Net Margins
21.30%
Pretax Margin
34.54%
Return on Equity
11.81%
Return on Assets
8.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.09
Current Ratio
1.31
Quick Ratio
1.20

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$810.70 million
Price / Sales
1.92
Cash Flow
$1.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.21
Book Value
$13.60 per share
Price / Book
0.76

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
151,400,000
Free Float
151,251,000
Market Cap
$1.56 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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This page (NYSE:CEPU) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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