Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for CNP Earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CenterPoint Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.56. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.46 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 11.79%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CNP. Evercore ISI upgraded CenterPoint Energy from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $36.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Scotiabank upgraded CenterPoint Energy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $30.00 to $35.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a "buy" rating and a $34.50 target price on the stock. Guggenheim cut CenterPoint Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CenterPoint Energy has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $33.77.

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CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CNP traded up $0.05 during trading on Monday, reaching $35.91. 1,651,599 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,177,048. CenterPoint Energy has a 12-month low of $25.41 and a 12-month high of $35.99. 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 stock has a market cap of $23.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.91. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $33.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNP. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in CenterPoint Energy by 77.6% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 22,014 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $648,000 after purchasing an additional 9,619 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,205 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $124,000 after buying an additional 556 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC raised its position in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 20,538 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $604,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the period. ING Groep NV purchased a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,564,000. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,497 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.