Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CNP Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for CenterPoint Energy down to $0.48 per share, slightly below the previous estimate of $0.49.
• CenterPoint Energy's current consensus estimate for full-year earnings is $1.75 per share, with projections for FY2026 at $1.89 EPS.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22, with a yield of 2.2%, set to be paid on December 11th.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Scotiabank raised their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered CenterPoint Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Evercore ISI began coverage on CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Monday. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $42.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $38.86.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

CNP opened at $39.12 on Friday. CenterPoint Energy has a 12-month low of $28.57 and a 12-month high of $40.50. The company has a market cap of $25.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.36, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The company's 50 day moving average is $38.31 and its 200 day moving average is $37.39.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CNP. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the first quarter worth $25,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in CenterPoint Energy in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company's stock.

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. 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 is presently 61.54%.

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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