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CenterPoint Energy

38.19 USD
+0.29
0.77%
At close Apr 25, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
37.90
-0.29
0.76%
1 day
0.77%
5 days
3.27%
1 month
8.40%
3 months
16.15%
6 months
30.30%
Year to date
21.28%
1 year
30.16%
5 years
120.50%
10 years
83.52%
 

About: CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio. The company has natural gas distribution systems serving approximately 4 million customers.

Employees: 8,872

0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

252% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.1M | Put options by funds: $15.7M

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 65

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 247 | Existing positions reduced: 178

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.6B [Q3] → $20B (+$2.41B) [Q4]

4.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.37% [Q3] → 98.35% (+4.97%) [Q4]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 610 [Q3] → 637 (+27) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 3 (+0) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$34
11%
downside
Avg. target
$37
2%
downside
High target
$42
10%
upside

7 analyst ratings

positive
43%
neutral
57%
negative
0%
Scotiabank
Andrew Weisel
84% 1-year accuracy
21 / 25 met price target
5%upside
$40
Sector Outperform
Maintained
25 Apr 2025
Barclays
Nicholas Campanella
59% 1-year accuracy
47 / 80 met price target
3%downside
$37
Equal-Weight
Upgraded
22 Apr 2025
Jefferies
Julien Dumoulin-Smith
62% 1-year accuracy
53 / 86 met price target
10%upside
$42
Buy
Initiated
2 Apr 2025
Morgan Stanley
David Arcaro
50% 1-year accuracy
23 / 46 met price target
11%downside
$34
Equal-Weight
Maintained
20 Mar 2025
BMO Capital
James Thalacker
79% 1-year accuracy
57 / 72 met price target
6%downside
$36
Market Perform
Maintained
17 Mar 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 25 articles about CNP published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
23 hours ago
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Cash Tender Offers for Certain Outstanding Notes
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint Energy” announced today that it has commenced cash tender offers (each, a “Tender Offer” and collectively, the “Tender Offers”) for (i) up to $600,000,000 aggregate purchase price (excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below)) (the “CenterPoint Energy Notes Maximum Amount”) of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2026, 3.70% Senior Notes due 2049, 4.25% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.40% Senior Notes due 2029, 2.95% Senior Notes du.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Cash Tender Offers for Certain Outstanding Notes
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call
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CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Jackie Richert - SVP, Corporate Planning, IR and Treasurer Jason Wells - CEO Chris Foster - CFO Conference Call Participants Constantine Lednev - Guggenheim Securities Nicholas Campanella - Barclays Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI Steven Fleishman - Wolfe Research Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan David Arcaro - Morgan Stanley Andrew Weisel - Scotiabank Operator Good morning, and welcome to CenterPoint Energy's First Quarter Earnings Conference Call with Senior Management. During the company's prepared remarks, all participants will be in a listen-only mode.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
CenterPoint Energy Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y
CNP's first-quarter earnings miss estimates, while revenues rise year over year by 11.5%. The company's 2025 EPS outlook remains unchanged.
CenterPoint Energy Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Compared to Estimates, CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Although the revenue and EPS for CenterPoint (CNP) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Compared to Estimates, CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.55 per share a year ago.
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
CenterPoint Energy reports solid Q1 2025 results; reiterates 2025 full year guidance; provides update on Texas electric load growth in Houston Electric service territory; increases 10-year capital investment plan by $1B
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today reported net income of $297 million, or $0.45 per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.55 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2024. This quarter over quarter unfavorable GAAP EPS variance was primarily driven by the loss on sale related to the Louisiana and Mississippi gas local distribution company (“LDC”) sale. Non-GAAP EPS for the first quarter of 2025 was $0.
CenterPoint Energy reports solid Q1 2025 results; reiterates 2025 full year guidance; provides update on Texas electric load growth in Houston Electric service territory; increases 10-year capital investment plan by $1B
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Seeking Clues to CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for CenterPoint (CNP), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Seeking Clues to CenterPoint (CNP) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Reports Next Week: What Awaits?
CenterPoint (CNP) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Reports Next Week: What Awaits?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Here's Why You Must Add CenterPoint Stock to Your Portfolio Now
CNP is a solid pick in the utility space, given its long-term growth prospects, consistent investment plan and ability to raise shareholder value via regular dividends.
Here's Why You Must Add CenterPoint Stock to Your Portfolio Now
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