What is KeyCorp's Estimate for CNP Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• KeyCorp forecasts CenterPoint Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 per share, while the consensus estimate for the full year is $1.75 per share.
• Recent price targets for CenterPoint Energy's stock range from $37.00 to $42.00 with a consensus rating of "Hold" from analysts.
• CenterPoint Energy has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, payable on December 11, with a yield of 2.2%.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP - Free Report) - KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CenterPoint Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.75 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for CenterPoint Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $2.42 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Mizuho upped their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Evercore ISI started coverage on CenterPoint Energy in a report on Monday, October 6th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $42.00 price objective on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CenterPoint Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $40.45.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

CNP stock opened at $39.87 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.50. CenterPoint Energy has a 52 week low of $28.57 and a 52 week high of $40.50. The stock has a market cap of $26.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.79.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.15). The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.20 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 9.16%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. CenterPoint Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.740-1.760 EPS.

CenterPoint Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. CenterPoint Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.54%.

Institutional Trading of CenterPoint Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter valued at about $313,456,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $92,025,000. GQG Partners LLC bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $78,632,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 31.6% in the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 7,859,693 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $288,765,000 after buying an additional 1,886,374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 2,845.6% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,938,231 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $70,222,000 after buying an additional 1,872,429 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CenterPoint Energy Company Profile

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.

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