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CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$36.12 -0.10 (-0.26%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$36.13 +0.01 (+0.01%)
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About CenterPoint Energy Stock (NYSE:CNP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.81
$36.31
50-Day Range
$35.54
$39.06
52-Week Range
$25.41
$39.31
Volume
4.36 million shs
Average Volume
5.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.58 billion
P/E Ratio
24.24
Dividend Yield
2.44%
Price Target
$36.04
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

CenterPoint Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

CNP MarketRank™: 

CenterPoint Energy scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    CenterPoint Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    CenterPoint Energy has been the subject of 5 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 Growth

    Earnings for CenterPoint Energy are expected to grow by 6.86% in the coming year, from $1.75 to $1.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 24.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 24.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.08.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    CenterPoint Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. 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 2.21. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.44% 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 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently decreased by 0.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    CenterPoint Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.43%, 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 59.06%. 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 47.06% next year. This indicates that CenterPoint Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about CenterPoint Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.44% 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 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently decreased by 0.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    CenterPoint Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for CenterPoint Energy this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for CNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added CenterPoint Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 0.14% 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.

  • Read more about CenterPoint Energy's insider trading history.
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CNP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

CenterPoint Energy's stock was trading at $31.73 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CNP shares have increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $36.1250.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.80%.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 others.

Top institutional shareholders of CenterPoint Energy include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.05%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.03%), Czech National Bank (0.02%) and Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher A Foster, Jason P Wells, Ted Pound, David J Lesar and Barry T Smitherman.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CenterPoint Energy investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AT&T (T), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Record date for 6/12 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
6/12/2025
Today
7/12/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Multi-Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:CNP
CIK
1130310
Employees
8,872
Year Founded
1866

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$42.00
Low Price Target
$29.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.36
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.49
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.24
Forward P/E Ratio
20.64
P/E Growth
2.66
Net Income
$1.02 billion
Net Margins
10.80%
Pretax Margin
13.02%
Return on Equity
9.74%
Return on Assets
2.41%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.86
Current Ratio
0.93
Quick Ratio
0.79

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.64 billion
Price / Sales
2.73
Cash Flow
$3.79 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.52
Book Value
$16.37 per share
Price / Book
2.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
652,730,000
Free Float
651,814,000
Market Cap
$23.58 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.57

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This page (NYSE:CNP) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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