Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:CNP CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $29.75 +0.44 (+1.50%) (As of 10/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About CenterPoint Energy Stock (NYSE:CNP) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get CenterPoint Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$29.42▼$30.2150-Day Range$25.81▼$30.5352-Week Range$25.41▼$31.57Volume4.49 million shsAverage Volume5.38 million shsMarket Capitalization$19.03 billionP/E Ratio18.48Dividend Yield2.82%Price Target$29.91Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewCenterPoint 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. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides maintenance and repair services of home appliances to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. It serves approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 348 substations with transformer capacity of 79,719 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Read More… Election warning coming true… (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. CenterPoint Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreCNP MarketRank™: CenterPoint Energy scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd 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 Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCenterPoint Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageCenterPoint Energy has been the subject of 7 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 Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.79% Earnings GrowthEarnings for CenterPoint Energy are expected to grow by 6.79% in the coming year, from $1.62 to $1.73 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 18.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 18.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 101.48.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCenterPoint Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.58. 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 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.02% of the outstanding shares of CenterPoint Energy have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCenterPoint Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently increased by 54.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCenterPoint Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCenterPoint Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 59.15%. 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 48.55% next year. This indicates that CenterPoint Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about CenterPoint Energy's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.4 / 5Environmental Score-5.23 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.02% of the outstanding shares of CenterPoint Energy have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCenterPoint Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently increased by 54.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.34 News SentimentCenterPoint Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for CenterPoint Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest10 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 Follows3 people have added CenterPoint Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 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 InsidersOnly 0.18% 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. Email Address CNP Stock News HeadlinesCenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth Amid Operational ...October 29 at 4:31 AM | finance.yahoo.comCenterPoint Reports 700% Spike in Texas AI-Data Center RequestsOctober 28 at 8:01 PM | financialpost.comThe real reason Elon is fully endorsing TrumpElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to humanity, there is a war being waged on Elon Musk. This war has nothing to do with X, Elon’s stance on immigration or his support for Donald Trump. October 29, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21October 28 at 6:30 PM | finance.yahoo.comCenterPoint misses third-quarter estimates on higher costs, Beryl-related outagesOctober 28 at 1:27 PM | reuters.comHold Rating for Centerpoint Energy Amidst Regulatory and Political Uncertainties in TexasOctober 28 at 1:27 PM | markets.businessinsider.comCenterPoint Energy Announces Q3 2024 Earnings ResultsOctober 28 at 1:27 PM | markets.businessinsider.comCenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q3 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 28 at 1:27 PM | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines CNP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CNP shares performed this year? CenterPoint Energy's stock was trading at $28.57 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CNP stock has increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $29.75. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were CenterPoint Energy's earnings last quarter? CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 12.28% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.81%. 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 investors include Maple Brown Abbott Ltd (0.25%), Raymond James & Associates (0.19%), abrdn plc (0.17%) and Teilinger Capital Ltd. (0.14%). 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. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AT&T (T), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 9/12 Dividend8/15/2024Dividend Payable9/12/2024Today10/28/2024Last Earnings10/28/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/28/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/12 Dividend11/21/2024Dividend Payable12/12/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:CNP CUSIP15189T10 CIK1130310 Webwww.centerpointenergy.com Phone(713) 207-1111Fax713-207-3169Employees8,827Year Founded1866Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$29.91 High Stock Price Target$32.00 Low Stock Price Target$28.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.42 Trailing P/E Ratio18.48 Forward P/E Ratio18.36 P/E Growth2.58Net Income$917 million Net Margins12.28% Pretax Margin13.49% Return on Equity10.81% Return on Assets2.68% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.79 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.57 billion Price / Sales2.22 Cash Flow$3.80 per share Price / Cash Flow7.83 Book Value$15.31 per share Price / Book1.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares639,724,000Free Float640,811,000Market Cap$19.03 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:CNP) was last updated on 10/29/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnerstop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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