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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

CNP · NYSE · CIK 0001130310 · Utilities · Utilities—Regulated Electric

INSIDER SIGNAL

45.0 / 100

1 buyers · 1 purchase transaction lines · $40.7K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthLow
Purchase sizeLow
RoleStrong
RecencyLow
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+7.0 / 35
Purchase size+4.4 / 25
Role+20.0 / 20
Recency+3.6 / 10
Conviction+10.0 / 10

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 1 insider(s), not 4+
  • ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
  • ✓ Role scores high · most senior buyer: Director

Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.

US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Fitch Laurie LeeDirector
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Foster Christopher AEVP and CFO
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Malik Thaddeus J.Director
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Miranda Manuel BenitoDirector
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Pound TedDirector
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Cloonan Wendolynn MontoyaDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 8 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Fitch Laurie Lee · $40.7K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-08-17–2026-08-17

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

45.0 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.1 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 45.4
  2. 45.3
  3. 45.2
  4. 45.1
  5. 45.0

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

1Purchases
1Sales
36Other Form 4 lines
27SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER15 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot detected in parsed evidence

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-1.3%
3M
-12.5%
6M
-11.0%
12M
-2.4%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
17.5%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 248.5M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 25.3B
P/E
24.0×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
11.2%
ROE
9.4%
Industry
Utilities—Regulated Electric

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-04-15 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
48,300,545
Previous report
46,673,652
Avg daily volume
6,697,812
Days to cover
7.2

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-17Fitch Laurie LeePurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 40.70USD 40,700SEC filing ↗
2025-05-12Fitch Laurie LeePurchase (P)Common Stock800USD 36.73USD 29,384SEC filing ↗
2025-05-09Fitch Laurie LeePurchase (P)Common Stock1,900USD 37.58USD 71,402SEC filing ↗
2023-11-29Foster Christopher APurchase (P)Common Stock5,000USD 28.10USD 140,500SEC filing ↗
2023-11-13LESAR DAVID JPurchase (P)Common Stock37,000USD 27.12USD 1,003,440SEC filing ↗
2023-11-09Wells Jason P.Purchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 26.91USD 269,100SEC filing ↗
2022-11-07Smitherman Barry TPurchase (P)Common Stock8,005USD 28.38USD 227,182SEC filing ↗
2021-05-13LESAR DAVID JPurchase (P)Common Stock50,000USD 23.58USD 1,179,000SEC filing ↗
2021-05-11Wells Jason P.Purchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 24.06USD 240,600SEC filing ↗
2021-03-01Smitherman Barry TPurchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 19.80USD 198,000SEC filing ↗
2021-03-01Biddle Leslie D.Purchase (P)Common Stock50,000USD 19.84USD 992,000SEC filing ↗
2020-05-12LESAR DAVID JPurchase (P)Common Stock6,000USD 17.85USD 107,100SEC filing ↗
2020-05-11Smitherman Barry TPurchase (P)Common Stock3,000USD 18.13USD 54,387SEC filing ↗
2020-05-11LESAR DAVID JPurchase (P)Common Stock11,110USD 18.05USD 200,480SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

38 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 324 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-01Clark Lauren ChesleyAward / grant (A)Common Stock32,249USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-17Fitch Laurie LeePurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 40.70USD 40,700SEC filing ↗
2026-08-11Wright Russell KeithTax withholding (F)Common Stock211USD 40.18USD 8,478SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-10-01Clark Lauren ChesleyAward / grant (A)Common Stock32,249USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-17Fitch Laurie LeePurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 40.70USD 40,700SEC filing ↗
2026-08-11Wright Russell KeithTax withholding (F)Common Stock211USD 40.18USD 8,478SEC filing ↗
2026-08-11Soto Jesus Jr.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock17,075USD 40.18USD 686,074SEC filing ↗
2026-05-05Foster Christopher ATax withholding (F)Common Stock5,867USD 43.53USD 255,391SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Seavers DeanAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Pound TedAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Miranda Manuel BenitoAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Malik Thaddeus J.Award / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Lewis Raquelle WootenAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Herman Michael AlbertAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Franklin ChrisAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Fitch Laurie LeeAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01DUGANIER BARBARA JAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-05-01Cloonan Wendolynn MontoyaAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,037USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Wells Jason P.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock94,028USD 42.64USD 4,009,354SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Wells Jason P.Award / grant (A)Common Stock173,594USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Ryan Jason MichaelTax withholding (F)Common Stock31,681USD 42.64USD 1,350,878SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Ryan Jason MichaelAward / grant (A)Common Stock69,271USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Karuturi MonicaTax withholding (F)Common Stock39,093USD 42.64USD 1,666,926SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Karuturi MonicaAward / grant (A)Common Stock80,596USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Foster Christopher ATax withholding (F)Common Stock31,724USD 42.64USD 1,352,711SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Foster Christopher AAward / grant (A)Common Stock76,929USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Colvin KristieTax withholding (F)Common Stock9,726USD 42.64USD 414,717SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19Colvin KristieAward / grant (A)Common Stock25,646USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-11Wells Jason P.Award / grant (A)Common Stock76,736USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-11Soto Jesus Jr.Award / grant (A)Common Stock20,207USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-11Ryan Jason MichaelAward / grant (A)Common Stock13,666USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-11Karuturi MonicaAward / grant (A)Common Stock20,872USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-11Foster Christopher AAward / grant (A)Common Stock25,076USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerCNP
CIK0001130310
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities—Regulated Electric Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC4911 Electric Services
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history324 transaction lines from 2020-01-02 to 2026-10-01
16 P purchase lines · 13 S sale lines · 295 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.