CenterPoint Energy Inc. Stock Slips 3.6%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/21 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of CenterPoint Energy Inc. slid 3.6% to $38.77 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.4% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.
CenterPoint Energy Inc. closed 14.3% short of its 52-week high of $45.26, which the company achieved on July 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Duke Energy Corp. fell 2.3% to $119.85, Exelon Corp. fell 2.8% to $43.78, and Sempra fell 5.14% to $82.89.
Trading volume totaled 7.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 21, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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