Insider trade

Director purchased ~$41K of CNP shares in the open market

Traded Aug 17, 2026 · Filed Aug 19, 2026

~$41K
Reported value · 1,000 sh @ $40.70: 12K
Holds after · shares reported: -8.4%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -1.1%, $40.63 → $37.21 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

A board member of CenterPoint Energy spent $41K of their very own money to buy CenterPoint Energy shares. Their pile of CenterPoint Energy shares grew by 9%.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 17, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 19, 2026

Director$25K–$100KHoldings +9%

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$40,700

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

$25K–$100K

Ownership change

+8.8%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

Not enough history to judge

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Cluster activity

No other insider purchases within 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Timing vs results

20 days after results of Jul 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $40.63 on Aug 17, 2026, 9% above its 52-week low and 10% below its high, after an 8% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $37.32 (Sep 8, 2025) to $45.04 (Jun 26, 2026), 43% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $44.00 on Jul 6, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred