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Centuri Holdings, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 29% YoYRecent insider buyingQuiet on X (1 mention/wk)
$CTRI·$2.1B·Regulated Gas·Utilities
$19.73-0.2%YTD-22.2%1Y-2.3%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
CTCTRI
$CTRICenturi Holdings, Inc.
$19.73-0.15%1 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $CTRI on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CTRI — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Centuri Holdings director bought 5K+ shares at the one-year low — the Southwest Gas spin-off turnaround setup.

Centuri Holdings is a utility-infrastructure services company (spun from Southwest Gas) with specific exposure to natural-gas-infrastructure buildout. The 2026 drawdown has been severe, now meeting specific insider conviction.

  • The P&L is reaccelerating: Q2 revenue grew 29% YoY to $932M at a slim 2.6% operating margin and $0.06 EPS, with trailing EPS beats of 14% and 60% — the surprise cadence is strong on a company whose Street models have been conservative post-spin.
  • The specific insider signal is substantive: a director bought over 5,000 shares near the stock's one-year low plus the Michael Christy EVP, Group Development Officer appointment adding commercial-execution capability — these are coordinated specialist signals that typically precede operational-reset validation.

At 8% of its 52-week range and 25% below the 200-day going into Nov 4 earnings, the setup is a classic post-spin turnaround coil. Another 15%+ EPS surprise plus Christy-era commercial-execution commentary is the trigger for a reclaim; a soft natural-gas-infrastructure order print or any specific utility-cycle warning is the invalidation.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — utility-infrastructure revenue growth, operating margin direction, backlog growth, Christy-era commercial commentary, and FY27 guide. 15%+ EPS surprise plus Christy-era execution is the trigger; order softness is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

event ahead 30dpost spin turnaround

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Utility infrastructure construction company providing gas and electric distribution services to major North American utilities.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Gas sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CTRI.

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Regulated natural gas distribution benefits from stable volumetric demand with rate-base growth from system integrity and leak-reduction investment programs. AI data-center gas backup generation and industrial onshoring supply new interruptible contract opportunities; LNG export capacity additions are tightening domestic supply balances and supporting basis spreads at major hubs.

What this means for $CTRI

Partial — Utility infrastructure construction company providing gas and electric distribution services to major North American utilities.

Top industry ETF

$XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR
-7.3%YTD
-8.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
69.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
3.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
8.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.24$0.21+14.0%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.02$-0.05+60.0%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.17$0.20-15.0%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.19$0.32-40.6%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.22

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$932.0M+28.7%7.4%2.6%$0.06$-7.9M
Q1 FY26$699.9M+27.2%5.1%0.4%$-0.09$-55.3M
Q4 FY25$761.0M+6.1%12.3%4.4%$0.32$66.3M
Q3 FY25$850.0M+18.1%8.4%4.5%$0.02$-18.4M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.7B$3.7B – $3.7B$0.68$0.66 – $0.714
FY27$4.2B$4.2B – $4.2B$0.98$0.82 – $1.084
FY28$4.6B$4.3B – $4.9B$1.24$1.20 – $1.293
FY29$5.5B$5.4B – $5.7B$1.95$1.88 – $2.031
FY30$6.2B$6.0B – $6.4B$2.38$2.30 – $2.482

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.4%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-28.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 32.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.015-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuySep 18Dustin DemariaDirector5.2K sh$100K
+ 18 other (12 awards · 6 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 123
AI summary

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) filed a Form 3 for Kelly Youngblood, a new executive officer, establishing his initial Section 16 ownership report effective August 12, 2026. Youngblood beneficially owns no Centuri Holdings securities at the time of this filing. Centuri Holdings is a Phoenix, AZ-based utility infrastructure services contractor.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 123
AI summary

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) filed a Form 3 for Danielle E. Hunter, a new executive officer, establishing her initial Section 16 ownership report effective August 12, 2026. Hunter beneficially owns no Centuri Holdings securities at the time of this filing. Centuri Holdings provides utility services including pipeline and power line construction and maintenance.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Centuri Holdings (CTRI) filed an 8-K under Items 5.02, 7.01, and 9.01, reporting executive officer changes and a Regulation FD disclosure effective August 12, 2026. No specific names or details were available in the excerpt. Centuri Holdings is a Phoenix, AZ-based utility infrastructure services contractor.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

Stephen M. Zemaitatis Jr., President and CEO of Centuri Holdings subsidiary Riggs Distler & Co., Inc., filed an initial Form 3 for Centuri Holdings, Inc. on August 6, 2026, triggered by a July 27, 2026 event. He directly holds 43,071 shares of common stock as an officer. Routine insider ownership disclosure by a subsidiary executive; no material market impact.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

Neil Waugh, President of Centuri Canada Group (a Centuri Holdings subsidiary), filed an initial Form 3 for Centuri Holdings, Inc. on August 6, 2026, triggered by a July 27, 2026 event. He directly holds 38,315 shares of common stock as an officer. Routine insider ownership disclosure by a subsidiary executive; no material market impact.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

Ryan Palazzo, President of U.S. Gas at Centuri Holdings, Inc., filed an initial Form 3 on August 6, 2026, triggered by a July 27, 2026 event. He directly holds 13,053 shares of common stock as an officer. The filing is one of four simultaneous Form 3s from Centuri subsidiary executives, all sharing the same July 27 triggering date, suggesting a group ownership reporting event tied to the company. Routine insider ownership disclosure with no material market impact.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

Brent Hooper, CEO of Linetec Services (a Centuri Holdings subsidiary), filed an initial Form 3 for Centuri Holdings, Inc. on August 6, 2026, triggered by a July 27, 2026 event. He directly holds 33,450 shares of common stock as an officer. Routine insider ownership disclosure by a subsidiary executive; no material market impact.

8-KShareholder voteMay 228-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 8 other (2 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Centuri Holdings Stock?zacks.com·9d agoA Centuri Holdings Director Buys Over 5,000 Shares Near the Stock's One-Year Lowfool.com·17d agoCenturi Appoints Experienced Industry Executive Michael Christy as EVP, Group Development Officerbusinesswire.com·18d agoSouthwest Gas: 12 Months On From Centuri Divestitureseekingalpha.com·22d agoCenturi Holdings, Inc. (CTRI) Presents at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcriptseekingalpha.com·29d ago

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