What is Zacks Research's Estimate for CNP FY2025 Earnings?

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.74. The consensus estimate for CenterPoint Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.75 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CenterPoint Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 price objective (up previously from $35.00) on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Friday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of CenterPoint Energy from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, CenterPoint Energy presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $36.04.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

CenterPoint Energy stock traded down $0.12 on Friday, reaching $36.29. 4,896,511 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,637,260. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $37.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.61. The stock has a market cap of $23.69 billion, a PE ratio of 22.82, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.59. CenterPoint Energy has a twelve month low of $25.41 and a twelve month high of $39.31.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.02). CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.79% and a return on equity of 10.02%. The company had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.55 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNP. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 80,577 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,557,000 after buying an additional 2,283 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,314,131 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $73,427,000 after acquiring an additional 569,389 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 34,577 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,097,000 after acquiring an additional 12,563 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,116,586 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $130,619,000 after acquiring an additional 160,154 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in CenterPoint Energy by 57.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 13,195 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 4,810 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CenterPoint Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. CenterPoint Energy's dividend payout ratio is 59.06%.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market.