Central Puerto (CEPU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Central Puerto S.A. is an Argentina-based electric power generation company whose American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CEPU. The company develops, owns, and operates power-generation facilities that supply electricity to Argentina’s interconnected power system.

Its generation portfolio includes thermal power plants, which primarily use natural gas and other fuels, as well as hydroelectric and renewable-energy assets. Central Puerto also develops and invests in new generation projects, including wind and solar facilities, to support the diversification of Argentina’s electricity supply.

Central Puerto was established in 1989 during the privatization and restructuring of Argentina’s electricity sector. Its operations are concentrated in Argentina, serving the national electricity market through the production and sale of wholesale power and related capacity and energy services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.01 to $14.92
• 50-Day Range: $12.85 to $15.44
• 52-Week Range: $7.43 to $18.50
• Volume: 119,653 shs
• Average Volume: 203,844 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.71
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Central Puerto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Central Puerto scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Central Puerto has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Central Puerto has a consensus price target of $17.50, representing about 23.9% upside from its current price of $14.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Central Puerto has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Central Puerto are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $2.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Central Puerto is 4.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Central Puerto is 4.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Central Puerto has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% 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 2.09, 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 8.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Central Puerto does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Central Puerto will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.09% next year. This indicates that Central Puerto will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Central Puerto has a news sentiment score of 1.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Central Puerto this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CEPU
• CIK: 1717161
• Web: www.centralpuerto.com
• Phone: 541143175000
• Fax: 54-11-4317-5099
• Employees: 1,269
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Central Puerto: $17.50
• High Price Target: $17.50
• Low Price Target: $17.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.06
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $277.08 million
• Net Margins: 29.58%
• Pretax Margin: 37.43%
• Return on Equity: 16.32%
• Return on Assets: 10.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $782.60 million
• Price / Sales: 2.73
• Cash Flow: $2.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.63
• Book Value: $13.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 151,380,000
• Free Float: 151,226,000
• Market Cap: $2.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81