NYSE:CNP CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis $36.80 +0.58 (+1.59%) Closing price 04/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.80 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 08:37 AM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock 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$36.01▼$36.9150-Day Range$32.15▼$36.8152-Week Range$25.41▼$37.17Volume10.76 million shsAverage Volume5.37 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.02 billionP/E Ratio23.15Dividend Yield2.39%Price Target$33.77Consensus 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… Remove Ads CenterPoint Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks65th Percentile Overall ScoreCNP MarketRank™: CenterPoint Energy scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCenterPoint Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageCenterPoint Energy has been the subject of 6 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 Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.86% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 23.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.58.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CenterPoint Energy is 23.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.34.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCenterPoint Energy has a PEG Ratio of 2.71. 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 2.25. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.97% 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 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently increased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCenterPoint Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.48%, 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 55.35%. 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 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. Sustainability and ESG1.4 / 5Environmental Score-5.23 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.97% 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 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CenterPoint Energy has recently increased by 2.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.15 News SentimentCenterPoint Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.15. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for CenterPoint Energy this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 5 people have searched for CNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added CenterPoint Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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 0.14% 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 completes sale of Louisiana, Mississippi gas utilities to Bernhard CapitalApril 2 at 12:10 AM | msn.comCenterPoint Energy (CNP) Completes $1.2 Billion Sale of Gas Distribution BusinessesApril 1 at 1:27 PM | gurufocus.comElon Tax Shock?Elon Musk's DOGE agents have some very strange plans for the IRS... Recently, it emerged that our tax authorities have bought a powerful new AI supercomputer, worth millions of dollars. It's the most advanced technology offered by AI giant Nvidia. And it's almost certainly going to be used to advance Elon Musk's real agenda with DOGE... the massive, rapid roll out of AI across the entire federal government.April 2, 2025 | Altimetry (Ad)CenterPoint Energy completes sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas distribution businesses to Bernhard Capital PartnersApril 1 at 7:00 AM | businesswire.comCNP INVESTIGATION ALERT: Johnson Fistel Investigates the Directors and Officers of CenterPoint Energy for Breach of Fiduciary DutiesMarch 31 at 9:15 AM | globenewswire.comCenterPoint Energy's electricity rate increase request denied by Houston leadersMarch 27, 2025 | msn.comIs CenterPoint Energy Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?March 26, 2025 | msn.comAI-Driven Partnership: CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Enhances Power Grid with Osmose and NearaMarch 23, 2025 | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines CNP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CNP shares performed this year? CenterPoint Energy's stock was trading at $31.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNP stock has increased by 16.0% and is now trading at $36.8050. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were CenterPoint Energy's earnings last quarter? CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40. The utilities provider earned $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.46 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 11.79%. 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 others. 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), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AT&T (T), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/20/2025Record date for 3/13 Dividend2/20/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend2/20/2025Dividend Payable3/13/2025Today4/01/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:CNP CIK1130310 Webwww.centerpointenergy.com Phone(713) 207-1111Fax713-207-3169Employees12,500Year Founded1866Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$33.77 High Stock Price Target$37.00 Low Stock Price Target$29.00 Potential Upside/Downside-8.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.59 Trailing P/E Ratio23.15 Forward P/E Ratio21.03 P/E Growth2.71Net Income$917 million Net Margins11.79% Pretax Margin14.05% Return on Equity10.02% Return on Assets2.48% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.91 Current Ratio1.08 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.64 billion Price / Sales2.78 Cash Flow$4.15 per share Price / Cash Flow8.86 Book Value$16.37 per share Price / Book2.25Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares652,727,000Free Float650,554,000Market Cap$24.02 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.91 Social Links 7 AI Stocks to Invest in Today: Capitalizing on AI and Tech Trends in 2025Discover the top 7 AI stocks to invest in right now. 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