Contact Energy Limited

NZSE:CEN Stock Report

Market Cap: NZ$9.5b

Contact Energy Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NZSE:CEN Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
29 Oct 25SellNZ$392,964Michael FugeIndividual41,784NZ$9.40
14 Aug 25BuyNZ$1,519,208Bank Of New Zealand, Asset Management ArmCompany167,578NZ$9.07
14 Aug 25BuyNZ$1,389,648Harbour Asset Management LimitedCompany153,205NZ$9.07
14 Aug 25BuyNZ$839,984JB WereCompany94,332NZ$8.90
14 Aug 25SellNZ$2,648,658Bank Of New Zealand, Asset Management ArmCompany290,456NZ$9.12
14 Aug 25SellNZ$14,242,588Harbour Asset Management LimitedCompany1,563,465NZ$9.11
14 Aug 25SellNZ$1,624,497JB WereCompany178,867NZ$9.08
11 Jul 25BuyNZ$113,976,000Harbour Asset Management LimitedCompany12,982,221NZ$8.78
11 Jul 25BuyNZ$1,951,511JB WereCompany223,711NZ$8.72
11 Jul 25BuyNZ$8,553,047JBWere (NZ) LimitedCompany972,165NZ$8.80
11 Jul 25BuyNZ$18,908,266Bank Of New Zealand, Asset Management ArmCompany2,108,561NZ$8.97
11 Jul 25SellNZ$81,128,952Harbour Asset Management LimitedCompany9,328,251NZ$8.70
11 Jul 25SellNZ$1,371,985JB WereCompany167,604NZ$8.19
11 Jul 25SellNZ$35,626,298JBWere (NZ) LimitedCompany4,016,108NZ$8.87
11 Jul 25SellNZ$16,178,126Bank Of New Zealand, Asset Management ArmCompany1,878,503NZ$8.61
20 May 25SellNZ$146,560Michael FugeIndividual16,000NZ$9.16
24 Apr 25SellNZ$45,750Dorian Kevin DeversIndividual5,000NZ$9.15
09 Apr 25SellNZ$133,950Michael FugeIndividual15,000NZ$8.93
28 Feb 25BuyNZ$9,909,247BlackRock, Inc.Company23,581,569NZ$9.70
28 Feb 25SellNZ$1,954,605BlackRock, Inc.Company10,598,878NZ$9.80
31 Dec 24SellNZ$88,841Dorian Kevin DeversIndividual9,140NZ$9.72
24 Dec 24SellNZ$178,800Michael FugeIndividual20,000NZ$8.94

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: CEN insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of CEN?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Individual Insiders4,931,8140.496%
Private Companies83,878,8388.43%
General Public420,966,29742.3%
Institutions484,647,13448.7%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 24.6%.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 55.83% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
14.3%
Infratil Limited
142,179,759NZ$1.4b52.4%100.0%
8.43%
TECT Community Trust
83,878,838NZ$805.2m0%no data
5.19%
BlackRock, Inc.
51,647,506NZ$495.8m0.04%no data
4.9%
Milford Asset Management, LTD
48,747,153NZ$468.0m-9.49%3.89%
4.36%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
43,336,088NZ$416.0m12.4%0.03%
3.63%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
36,049,911NZ$346.1m12.9%no data
2.61%
Accident Compensation Corporation
25,982,944NZ$249.4m-20.6%4.78%
2.38%
Harbour Asset Management Limited
23,658,637NZ$227.1m3.92%9.57%
2.29%
Public Trust Limited
22,801,667NZ$218.9m9.61%27.44%
1.39%
Norges Bank Investment Management
13,828,506NZ$132.8m2.61%0.01%
1.39%
JBWere (NZ) Limited
13,810,505NZ$132.6m-16%no data
1.23%
Bank of New Zealand
12,234,596NZ$117.5m21.2%14.24%
0.58%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
5,773,477NZ$55.4m5.33%no data
0.48%
Smartshares Ltd.
4,755,650NZ$45.7m0%0.83%
0.46%
Peter Masfen
4,565,698NZ$43.8m-18.5%no data
0.46%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
4,546,205NZ$43.6m7.17%no data
0.3%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
3,024,478NZ$29.0m4.15%no data
0.3%
Devon Funds Management Limited
2,935,154NZ$28.2m0%11.09%
0.24%
Macquarie Asset Management Public Investments (N.Z.) Limited
2,388,217NZ$22.9m0%3.74%
0.2%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
1,954,519NZ$18.8m7.98%no data
0.17%
Russell Investment Management, LLC
1,733,296NZ$16.6m0%0.01%
0.17%
Trust Investments Management Limited
1,729,320NZ$16.6m0%6.18%
0.13%
Aspiring Asset Management Limited
1,260,869NZ$12.1m0%2.35%
0.12%
UBS Asset Management AG
1,230,678NZ$11.8m0%no data
0.11%
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
1,104,963NZ$10.6m-2.16%no data

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/15 23:57
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/14 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Contact Energy Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marie MiyashiroCitigroup Inc
Grant SwanepoelDeutsche Bank
Andrew Harvey-GreenForsyth Barr Group Ltd.