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Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Buenos Aires, Argentina | NYSE
12.95 USD -0.02 (-0.154%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 10 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:26 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is a classic value trap masked by aggressive income. While the 8.58% yield is attractive, the underlying business is showing signs of distress: revenue growth has stalled at 2.2x, yet free cash flow is negative, and the stock has underperformed its peers over the last seven years, dropping nearly 7% cumulatively despite a recent single-year dip. The market is pricing in a severe correction, as evidenced by the overwhelming options activity betting on a drop to $10. While the balance sheet is technically robust with massive cash reserves, the operational reality of burning cash and the lack of analyst coverage suggest the current price is a floor, not a bargain. The short-term outlook remains bearish due to this heavy put positioning, while the long-term potential is capped by the company's inability to generate sustainable free cash flow despite top-line growth.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.043576
AutoARIMA0.043621
AutoETS0.043621
AutoTheta0.043966

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 4.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.497
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-27
Last Dividend Date 2024-11-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 33.474
Revenue per Share 11327.61
Market Cap 1,941,182,208
Trailing P/E 5.68
Forward P/E 7.71
Beta -0.18
Profit Margins 28.78%
Website https://www.centralpuerto.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 2,200 contracts at the $10 strike) compared to negligible call volume. This 'put wall' suggests a fear of a significant drop to the $10 level within the next few months. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at higher strikes ($15-$22.50), indicating a speculative belief that the stock could rally significantly if the downside fears are unfounded, creating a volatile, polarized sentiment.

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2024-11-29 0.350 2.567865
2024-01-12 0.066 0.754286
2023-12-29 0.127 1.395604
2023-12-21 0.345 3.924915
2023-11-16 0.339 5.784983
2022-12-30 0.165 2.777778
2019-11-29 0.119 2.997481
2018-05-07 0.341 2.682927
Additional Data
dividendYield 8.29
exDividendDate 2026-09-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 164.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 12.644564
lastDividendValue 0.35
lastDividendDate 2024-11-29
dividendDate 2026-10-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3638276
Address1 Avenida Thomas Edison 2701
Address2 Dársena E
All Time High 19.2
All Time Low 1.86
Ask 13.2
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 275,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 243,050
Average Volume 243,050
Average Volume10Days 275,670
Beta -0.176
Bid 12.83
Bid Size 500
Book Value 13.060382
City Buenos Aires
Country Argentina
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.95
Current Ratio 1.276
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 13.04
Day Low 12.83
Debt To Equity 33.474
Display Name Central Puerto
Dividend Date 1,791,331,200
Dividend Yield 8.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,794,495,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,794,495,600
Earnings Growth 0.505
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.502
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,427,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,427,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,427,200
Ebitda 693,898,051,584
Ebitda Margins 0.40824002
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.24
Enterprise To Revenue 0.506
Enterprise Value 860,537,552,896
Eps Current Year 1.98613
Eps Forward 1.67903
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,553,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.2806
Fifty Day Average Change -0.33059978
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.024893438
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.38276
Fifty Two Week High 18.503
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.5530005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30011353
Fifty Two Week Low 8.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5110852
Fifty Two Week Range 8.57 - 18.503
Financial Currency ARS
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,517,581,800,000
Float Shares 103,844,472
Forward Eps 1.67903
Forward P E 7.7127867
Free Cashflow -41,951,338,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.020000458
Fullday Change Percent -0.15420553
Fullday Price 12.95
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.34164003
Gross Profits 580,697,718,784
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04482
Held Percent Institutions 0.051269997
Implied Shares Outstanding 149,898,238
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,732,838,400
Last Dividend Value 0.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Central Puerto S.A. engages in the electric power generation activities in Argentina. It operates in three segments: Electric Power Generation From Conventional Sources, Electric Power Generation From Renewable Sources and Forest Activity, and Management and Operations of Thermal Plants. The company's power generation assets include combined cycle, gas and steam turbine, co-generation, hydroelectric, wind turbines, and solar panels. It also engages in the natural gas transport and distribution; forestry; and mining businesses. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Long Name Central Puerto S.A.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,941,182,208
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_878356
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 489,161,031,680
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,005,763,041
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 13.03
Operating Cashflow 409,931,251,712
Operating Margins 0.24839
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 54 11 4317 5900
Previous Close 12.97
Price Eps Current Year 6.5202174
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9915483
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.0011420649
Profit Margins 0.28779
Quick Ratio 1.118
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.020000458
Regular Market Change Percent -0.15420553
Regular Market Day High 13.04
Regular Market Day Low 12.83
Regular Market Day Range 12.83 - 13.04
Regular Market Open 13.03
Regular Market Previous Close 12.97
Regular Market Price 12.95
Regular Market Time 1,792,159,202
Regular Market Volume 9,612
Return On Assets 0.072129995
Return On Equity 0.19032
Revenue Growth 2.247
Revenue Per Share 11,327.61
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Shares Outstanding 149,898,238
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.004
Shares Short 600,607
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 406,770
Short Name Central Puerto S.A.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0045
Short Ratio 2.25
Source Interval 15
Symbol CEPU
Target High Price 28.0
Target Low Price 20.0
Target Mean Price 23.81
Target Median Price 24.0
Total Cash 264,430,288,896
Total Cash Per Share 1,763.03
Total Debt 1,024,854,851,584
Total Revenue 1,699,712,598,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 164.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 12.644564
Trailing Eps 2.28
Trailing P E 5.6798244
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.85635
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.9063501
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12831888
Type Disp Equity
Volume 9,612
Website https://www.centralpuerto.com
Zip C1104BAB