
CNP
CenterPoint Energy Inc
- Overview
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- Earnings

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Candle
1D
5D
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
5Y
High
38.230
Open
38.000
VWAP
38.01
Vol
1.92M
Mkt Cap
24.70B
Low
37.740
Amount
73.00M
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
12.86
Total Shares
639.72M
EV
44.52B
EV/OCF(TTM)
22.14
P/S(TTM)
2.69
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is an energy delivery company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates electric transmission, distribution and generation facilities and natural gas distribution systems. Its segments include Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services that are subject to rate regulation in Houston Electric's and Indiana Electric's service territories. The Natural Gas segment includes intrastate natural gas sales to, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Ohio and Texas through a third party.
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Market Estimates
Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2026Q1
FY2025Q4
FY2025Q3
2.79B
-4.31%
0.593
+11.82%
2.34B
+3.31%
0.498
+24.55%
2.05B
+10.43%
0.417
+34.58%
Estimates Revision
The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -0.16% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 0.05%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
Revise Downward

-0.16%
In Past 3 Month
EPS Estimates for FY2025
Revise Upward

+0.03%
In Past 3 Month
Stock Price
Go Up

+0.05%
In Past 3 Month
11 Analyst Rating

1.81% Upside
Wall Street analysts forecast CNP stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CNP is 38.90 USD with a low forecast of 34.00 USD and a high forecast of 43.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy

1.81% Upside
Current: 38.210

Low
34.00
Averages
38.90
High
43.00

1.81% Upside
Current: 38.210

Low
34.00
Averages
38.90
High
43.00
BMO Capital
Market Perform
maintain
$36 -> $39
2025-07-22
New
Reason
BMO Capital
Price Target
$36 -> $39
2025-07-22
New
maintain
Market Perform
Reason
BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on CenterPoint Energy to $39 from $36 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. Execution year-to-date has been strong both on the regulatory side and financial side, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
BofA
Neutral
downgrade
$39 -> $38
2025-07-17
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$39 -> $38
2025-07-17
downgrade
Neutral
Reason
BofA lowered the firm's price target on CenterPoint Energy to $38 from $39 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm updated EPS estimates and mark-to-market for the group in a preview for several of the names it covers in U.S. Power and Utilities.
Morgan Stanley
Equal Weight
downgrade
$35 -> $34
2025-05-22
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$35 -> $34
2025-05-22
downgrade
Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on CenterPoint Energy to $34 from $35 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm is updating its price targets for stocks in the Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPP North America sector under its coverage, the analyst tells investors. Utilities continue to see strong interest from both data centers and large load customers, the firm notes. Additionally, management teams believe any changes to the IRA are manageable, with many companies with safe harboring in place, the firm adds.
Wells Fargo
Equal Weight
maintain
$35 -> $40
2025-04-25
Reason
Wells Fargo
Price Target
$35 -> $40
2025-04-25
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on CenterPoint Energy to $40 from $35 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm cites a favorable Q1 update. The company layered another $1B to the capex plan, while highlighting at least $3B of remaining upside through 2030, Wells notes. While the rate case schedule is light, CEHE plans to make the Beryl recovery/securitization filing shortly.
Scotiabank
Andrew Weisel
Outperform
maintain
$35 -> $40
2025-04-25
Reason
Scotiabank
Andrew Weisel
Price Target
$35 -> $40
2025-04-25
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Scotiabank analyst Andrew Weisel raised the firm's price target on CenterPoint Energy to $40 from $35 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. While the firm appreciates the growing concerns investors have about downside risks to the economy, the firm sees CenterPoint as uniquely positioned and "appropriately conservative," the analyst tells investors. The firm remains bullish on the stock
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
Sell
to
Hold
Upgrades
$30 → $37
2025-04-22
Reason
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
Price Target
$30 → $37
2025-04-22
Upgrades
Sell
to
Hold
Reason
Barclays upgraded CenterPoint Energy to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $37, up from $30. The company has successfully navigated several highly politicized regulatory execution items in the last three months, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm now sees CenterPoint's risk/reward as fairly balanced into the Q3 update.
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Valuation Metrics
The current forward P/E ratio for CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP.N) is 20.82, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 18.92. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess CenterPoint Energy Inc 's fair value, click here.
Forward PE
The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Fair
5Y Average PE
18.92
Current PE
20.82
Overvalued PE
21.16
Undervalued PE
16.69
Forward EV/EBITDA
The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

N/A
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
10.43
Current EV/EBITDA
0.00
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
11.09
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
9.77
Forward PS
The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

N/A
5Y Average PS
2.00
Current PS
0.00
Overvalued PS
2.30
Undervalued PS
1.71
Financials
Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+2.05%
1.94B
Total Revenue
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-10.71%
417.00M
Operating Profit
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-13.16%
198.00M
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-16.67%
0.30
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+141.10%
-569.00M
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-3.08%
65.43
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+150.27%
-37.69
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-14.87%
10.19
Net Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-15.48%
5.24
ROIC
Trading Trends
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
USD
0
3-6
Months
564.0K
USD
2
6-9
Months
0.0
USD
0
0-12
Months
0.0
USD
0
Bought
0-3
2
100.8K
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
Volume
0
3-6
Months
822.9K
Volume
3
6-9
Months
2.9M
Volume
4
0-12
Months
0.0
Volume
0
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
Volume
Months
3-6
4
3.6M
Volume
Months
6-9
2
3.2M
Volume
Months
0-12
1
247.4K
Volume
Months
Congress Trading
Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
USD
0
3-6
Months
0.0
USD
0
6-9
Months
0.0
USD
0
0-12
Months
0.0
USD
0
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
1
8.0K
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
USD
0
3-6
Months
564.0K
USD
2
6-9
Months
0.0
USD
0
0-12
Months
0.0
USD
0
Bought
0-3
2
100.8K
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
CNP News & Events
Events Timeline
2025-07-24 (ET)
2025-07-24
06:28:17
CenterPoint Energy reports Q3 non-GAAP EPS 29c, consensus 30c

2025-07-21 (ET)
2025-07-21
13:32:32
CenterPoint Energy appoints Jesus Soto Jr. as COO

2025-06-15 (ET)
2025-06-15
20:13:41
CenterPoint Energy reaches settlement agreement on SRP

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News
9.5
07-24NewsfilterPinnedCenterPoint Energy reports solid Q2 2025 results; reiterates 2025 full year guidance; increases 10-year capital investment plan by $500MM
9.5
07-24NASDAQ.COMPinnedCenterPoint Energy Inc Q2 Profit Decreases, Misses Estimates
4.5
11:59 AMBenzingaCenterPoint Energy Investing Billions, Adding 800 New Jobs By 2030
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