NYSE:CNP CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $36.85 +0.03 (+0.08%) Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.84 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 09/25/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About CenterPoint Energy Stock (NYSE:CNP) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CenterPoint Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$36.49▼$36.9050-Day Range$36.82▼$44.5952-Week Range$36.49▼$45.26Volume6.86 million shsAverage Volume6.32 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.27 billionP/E Ratio21.68Dividend Yield2.61%Price Target$44.93Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) is an energy delivery company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Its primary businesses include electric transmission and distribution and natural gas distribution, with operations focused on delivering energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers rather than producing most of the energy it supplies. CenterPoint operates electric utility infrastructure in the Houston metropolitan area and in southwestern Indiana. The company also provides natural gas distribution services in Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ohio. Its activities include maintaining utility networks, connecting customers, managing system reliability and supporting the expansion and modernization of energy infrastructure. The company traces its history to utility operations in Texas and has expanded through a combination of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. CenterPoint became an independent public company in the early 2000s following the restructuring of Reliant Energy. Jason Wells serves as president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More CenterPoint Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreCNP MarketRank™: CenterPoint Energy scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCenterPoint Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCenterPoint Energy has a consensus price target of $44.93, representing about 21.9% upside from its current price of $36.85.Amount of Analyst CoverageCenterPoint Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about CenterPoint Energy's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.90% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 21.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 21.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.98.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCenterPoint Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCenterPoint Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about CenterPoint Energy's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.10% of the float of CenterPoint Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCenterPoint Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.72.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently increased by 5.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldCenterPoint Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCenterPoint Energy has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 56.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about CenterPoint Energy's dividend. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment0.63 News SentimentCenterPoint Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for CenterPoint Energy this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for CNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added CenterPoint Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CenterPoint Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.19% of the stock of CenterPoint Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.77% of the stock of CenterPoint Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about CenterPoint Energy's insider trading history. Receive CNP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CenterPoint Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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CNP Stock News HeadlinesCenterPoint Energy Wins $50 Million US Energy Department Grant3 hours ago | finance.yahoo.comCenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2400September 24 at 8:59 PM | businesswire.comIf you keep cash in a U.S. bank account… read this NOWSince 2020, U.S. banks have been required to keep zero percent of deposits on hand, lending out nearly every dollar while paying savers just 0.04 percent interest. A new law, the GENIUS Act signed last summer, has cleared the way for a different kind of money to emerge this fall, one that could offer savings rates up to 6 percent. See what Ian King, Chief Strategist at Strategic Fortunes, has uncovered about this shift before it goes live. | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Historic Announcement: CenterPoint Energy Selected to Receive $50 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Strengthen & Modernize Greater Houston's Electric GridSeptember 24 at 6:00 PM | prnewswire.comCenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Pricing of Tender OffersSeptember 22, 2026 | businesswire.comCenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Early Results and Upsizing of Tender OffersSeptember 22, 2026 | businesswire.comMorgan Stanley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) Stock PriceSeptember 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comIs CenterPoint Energy Underperforming the Nasdaq?September 19, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CNP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CNP shares performed this year? CenterPoint Energy's stock was trading at $38.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNP stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $36.8480. How were CenterPoint Energy's earnings last quarter? CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.12 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.61% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.10%. Read the conference call transcript. Does CenterPoint Energy have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of CenterPoint Energy: Vectren Corporation, Continuum Energy, Asgard Energy, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, CenterPoint Energy Investment Management Inc., CenterPoint Energy Midstream Inc., CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., and more. Who are CenterPoint Energy's major shareholders? CenterPoint Energy's top institutional shareholders include Deutsche Bank AG (2.66%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.15%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.86%) and GQG Partners LLC (0.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher A Foster, Phillip R Smith, Jason P Wells, David J Lesar and Barry T Smitherman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of CenterPoint Energy? Shares of CNP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of CenterPoint Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CenterPoint Energy investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Chevron (CVX), ExxonMobil (XOM), AT&T (T), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/28/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/20/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Today9/26/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 11 days, CNP's financial health has been in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Multi - Utilities Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:CNP CIK1130310 Webwww.centerpointenergy.com Phone(713) 207-1111Fax713-207-3169Employees8,794Year Founded1866Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for CenterPoint Energy$44.93 High Price Target$50.00 Low Price Target$38.00 Potential Upside/Downside+21.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage18 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.70 Trailing P/E Ratio21.68 Forward P/E Ratio19.29 P/E Growth2.43Net Income$1.05 billion Net Margins11.61% Pretax Margin13.74% Return on Equity11.10% Return on Assets2.68% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.95 Current Ratio1.12 Quick Ratio0.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$9.36 billion Price / Sales2.59 Cash Flow$4.12 per share Price / Cash Flow8.95 Book Value$17.08 per share Price / Book2.16Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares658,720,000Free Float657,468,000Market Cap$24.27 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.46 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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