Calpine Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:CPN)

About Calpine Corp.

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Calpine Corporation is a power generation company. The Company is engaged in the ownership and operation of primarily natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. The Company's segments include West (including geothermal), Texas and East (including Canada). In the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, the Company has generating units capable of burning either natural gas or fuel oil. The Company operates its business through various divisions and subsidiaries. The Company's portfolio consists of various types of power generation technologies, including natural gas-fired combustion turbines, which include combined-cycle plants and renewable geothermal conventional steam turbines. Its Geysers Assets located in northern California represent the geothermal power generation portfolio in the United States, as well as the producing power generation asset of all renewable energy in the state of California.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Electric Utilities
Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: CPN
CUSIP: 13134730

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $13.32
50 Day Moving Average: $12.933
200 Day Moving Average: $14.214
52-Week Range: $11.53 - $16.60
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 16.23
P/E Growth: 6.000
Market Cap: $4.78B
Outstanding Shares: 359,139,000
Beta: 0.91

Profitability:

Net Margins: -0.02%
Return on Equity: 10.79%
Return on Assets: 1.81%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.94%
Current Ratio: 1.28%
Quick Ratio: 1.08%

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Consensus Ratings for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings, 8 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.80)
Consensus Price Target:	$19.85 (49.14% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/29/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Boost Price Target		$13.00 -> $14.00
8/1/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$19.00 -> $17.00
7/26/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$18.00 -> $20.00
5/31/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy
3/29/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Buy	$22.00 -> $19.00
3/8/2016	Argus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
1/28/2016	Guggenheim	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$22.00
1/13/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Overweight
1/12/2016	Macquarie	Lower Price Target		$25.00 -> $22.00
1/4/2016	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$19.00 -> $18.00
11/3/2015	Evercore ISI	Lower Price Target	Buy	$21.00 -> $19.50
9/24/2015	Wolfe Research	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$25.00 -> $22.00
7/21/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy -> Buy	$25.00 -> $23.00
10/15/2014	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$23.50 -> $22.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/28/2016
7/29/2016	Q216	($0.02)	($0.08)	$1.29 billion	$1.16 billion	View	Listen
4/29/2016	Q116	($0.06)	($0.56)	$1.38 billion	$1.62 billion	View	Listen
2/12/2016	Q415	($0.16)	($0.13)	$1.18 billion	$1.49 billion	View	Listen
10/30/2015	Q315	$0.83	$0.76	$1.69 billion	$1.95 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2015	Q215	($0.05)	$0.09	$1.37 billion	$1.44 billion	View	Listen
5/1/2015	Q115	($0.10)	($0.17)	$1.43 billion	$1.65 billion	View	N/A
2/13/2015	Q414	($0.06)	$0.54	$1.63 billion	$1.94 billion	View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	$0.55	$1.52	$1.85 billion	$2.18 billion	View	Listen
8/1/2014	Q2	($0.02)	$0.33	$1.40 billion	$1.94 billion	View	Listen
5/1/2014	Q114	($0.06)	($0.04)	$1.31 billion	$1.97 billion	View	Listen
2/13/2014	Q413	($0.07)	($0.28)	$1.59 billion	$1.44 billion	View	Listen
11/7/2013	Q313	$0.65	$0.70	$1.89 billion	$2.05 billion	View	Listen
7/25/2013	Q2 2013	$0.02	($0.16)	$1.32 billion	$1.57 billion	View	Listen
5/2/2013	Q1 2013	($0.16)	($0.16)	$1.18 billion	$1.24 billion	View	Listen
2/13/2013	Q4 2012	($0.05)	$0.22	$2.81 billion	$1.37 billion	View	Listen
11/6/2012	Q312	$0.45	$0.47	$1.88 billion	$2.00 billion	View	N/A
7/27/2012		($0.03)	($0.69)			View	N/A
4/27/2012		($0.11)	($0.14)			View	N/A
2/10/2012		($0.02)	($0.03)			View	N/A
10/28/2011		$0.41	$0.39			View	N/A
7/29/2011		$0.01	($0.14)			View	N/A
4/29/2011		($0.13)	($0.61)			View	N/A
2/18/2011		$0.09	($0.38)			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.44 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.82 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	($0.19)	($0.19)	($0.19)
Q2 2016	1	($0.11)	($0.11)	($0.11)
Q3 2016	1	$0.69	$0.69	$0.69
Q4 2016	1	($0.09)	($0.09)	($0.09)
Q1 2017	1	($0.26)	($0.26)	($0.26)
Q2 2017	1	$0.10	$0.10	$0.10
Q3 2017	1	$0.72	$0.72	$0.72
Q4 2017	1	($0.06)	($0.06)	($0.06)
Q1 2018	1	($0.14)	($0.14)	($0.14)
Q2 2018	1	$0.22	$0.22	$0.22

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 92.67%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/13/2016	Jack A Fusco	Director	Sell	54,600	$15.00	$819,000.00
7/11/2016	Jack A Fusco	Director	Sell	24,800	$14.75	$365,800.00
7/1/2016	Jack A Fusco	Director	Sell	154,600	$14.72	$2,275,712.00
6/6/2016	Jack A Fusco	Director	Sell	68,000	$15.76	$1,071,680.00
5/31/2016	Jack A Fusco	Director	Sell	235,000	$14.78	$3,473,300.00
2/24/2016	Michael William Hofmann	Director	Buy	20,000	$12.36	$247,200.00
11/12/2015	Iii W. G. Griggs	EVP	Buy	15,000	$14.79	$221,850.00
2/24/2015	Robert A Mosbacher Jr	Director	Sell	7,500	$20.02	$150,150.00
5/15/2014	David Merritt	Director	Sell	10,000	$22.39	$223,900.00
9/10/2013	J. Stuart Ryan	Director	Sell	10,979,900	$18.92	$207,739,708.00
8/20/2013	Robert Mosbacher, Jr.	Director	Sell	8,000	$19.14	$153,120.00
8/19/2013	David Merritt	Director	Buy	10,000	$18.69	$186,900.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN)

Date	Headline
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS), Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:CPN) voiceregistrar.com - September 28 at 4:13 PM
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	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE:GPT), Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:CPN) voiceregistrar.com - September 21 at 4:56 PM
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	Research Analysts Set Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN)’s Price Target At $17.166 (NYSE:CPN) www.realistinvestor.com - September 14 at 4:28 PM
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	Calpine Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : CPN-US : September 13, 2016 (NYSE:CPN) www.capitalcube.com - September 13 at 9:12 AM
	David Einhorn Makes Major Purchase of Calpine (CPN) - Investopedia (NYSE:CPN) www.investopedia.com - September 10 at 9:00 AM
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	Euro Sun Mining to Graduate to the Toronto Stock Exchange and to Implement Share Consolidation (NYSE:CPN) finance.yahoo.com - September 9 at 9:12 AM
	Stock Sliding Down Over the Last Month: Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) - Post News (NYSE:CPN) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 8 at 8:07 AM
	David Einhorn Purchases Stake in Calpine (NYSE:CPN) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 4:27 PM
	The Statistics Don't Lie: Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) Earnings Preview - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:CPN) voiceregistrar.com - September 6 at 9:20 PM
	Calpine President and CEO to Present at Barclays Global CEO Energy-Power Conference (NYSE:CPN) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 4:16 PM
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	Shares Slipping Lower Over the Past Month: Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN) - Post News (NYSE:CPN) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 4:15 PM
	Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) Analyst Estimates - The Independent Republic (NYSE:CPN) theindependentrepublic.com - September 1 at 4:15 PM
	Southern Power to Acquire Two Natural Gas-Fired Units in Minnesota (NYSE:CPN) www.power-eng.com - September 1 at 10:52 AM
	Calpine To Sell Mankato Power Plant To Southern For $395 Mln - Quick Facts (NYSE:CPN) www.rttnews.com - September 1 at 10:51 AM
	9:03 am Calpine to sell the Mankato Power Plant, a 375 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Minnesota, to Southern Company (SO (NYSE:CPN) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 10:51 AM
	Calpine Announces Sale of Mankato Power Plant for $395 Million (NYSE:CPN) www.publicnow.com - September 1 at 10:51 AM
	[$$] Calpine to Sell Minnesota Power Plant (NYSE:CPN) www.wsj.com - September 1 at 10:51 AM
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