CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a public utility holding company that provides electric and natural gas energy services in the United States. Its operations include electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, and related infrastructure services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers.

The company is the primary electric delivery utility for the Houston, Texas, area and operates electric and natural gas businesses in several states, including Texas, Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, and Mississippi. CenterPoint’s electric operations deliver power over transmission and distribution networks, while its natural gas operations distribute gas through local pipeline systems and provide related customer services.

CenterPoint traces its history to Houston Industries and the former Houston Lighting & Power system. The company adopted the CenterPoint Energy name in 2002 following the separation of its regulated utility operations from Reliant Energy’s merchant energy businesses. Jason Wells serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.42 to $42.24
• 50-Day Range: $36.64 to $41.95
• 52-Week Range: $36.37 to $45.26
• Volume: 10.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.49
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Price Target: $44.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CenterPoint Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CenterPoint Energy scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CenterPoint Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for CenterPoint Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CenterPoint Energy has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CenterPoint Energy are expected to grow by 8.90% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $2.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 24.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 24.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 28.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CenterPoint Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CenterPoint Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.19% of the float of CenterPoint Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CenterPoint Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently decreased by 2.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CenterPoint Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CenterPoint Energy has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 56.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CenterPoint Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.15% next year. This indicates that CenterPoint Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

CenterPoint Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for CenterPoint Energy this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added CenterPoint Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CenterPoint Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.19% of the stock of CenterPoint Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.77% of the stock of CenterPoint Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Record date for 12/10 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNP
• CIK: 1130310
• Web: www.centerpointenergy.com
• Phone: (713) 207-1111
• Fax: 713-207-3169
• Employees: 8,794
• Year Founded: 1866

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CenterPoint Energy: $44.29
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.59
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.80
• P/E Growth: 2.72
• Net Income: $1.05 billion
• Net Margins: 11.61%
• Pretax Margin: 13.74%
• Return on Equity: 11.10%
• Return on Assets: 2.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.95
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.93
• Cash Flow: $4.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.99
• Book Value: $17.08 per share
• Price / Book: 2.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 658,720,000
• Free Float: 657,468,000
• Market Cap: $27.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47