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CenterPoint Energy

CNP · NYSE

$40.24+$0.68 (+1.72%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $39.56

About CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of power generation and distribution. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 8,794 full-time employees. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates electric transmission, distribution and generation facilities and natural gas distribution systems. Its segments include Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services that are subject to rate regulation in Houston Electric's and Indiana Electric's service territories. The Natural Gas segment includes intrastate natural gas sales to, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Ohio and Texas through a third party.

Employees
8,794
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Listed
Aug 16, 1943
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Multi-Utilities
Website
centerpointenergy.com

CNP key statistics

Market cap
26.06B
Price-earnings ratio
23.27
Dividend yield
2.24%
Average volume
6.59M
Volume
3.81M
Open price
$39.79
High today
$40.47
Low today
$39.64
52 Week high
$45.26
52 Week low
$36.37

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) at a glance

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) last traded at $40.24, with a market cap of 26.06B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.27 and a dividend yield of 2.24%.

Today the stock has traded between $39.64 and $40.47. The current price is 1.5% above the day's low and 0.6% below its high.

Volume so far is 3.81M shares, below the average of 6.59M shares a day.

Over the past year CenterPoint Energy has ranged from $36.37 to $45.26, and now sits 44% of the way up that range.

CenterPoint Energy met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 2 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.40 per share against an estimate of $0.3775.

The average analyst price target is $46.30, 15.1% above the current price, from 14 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

50%of 14 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy50.0%
  • Hold50.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 19 analystsAvg $46.30
Low
$38.38
Now
$40.24
High
$52.50

CNP earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 2 of the last 8 quarters, by 9.3% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.31 per share against an estimate of $0.3195
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.40 per share against an estimate of $0.4056
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.53 per share against an estimate of $0.5397
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.29 per share against an estimate of $0.3075
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.50 per share against an estimate of $0.4439
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.45 per share against an estimate of $0.4548
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.56 per share against an estimate of $0.5628
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.40 per share against an estimate of $0.3775

CNP news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    CenterPoint Energy to Pay Additional Interest on its 2.0% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes due 2029

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    CenterPoint Energy Sending 355 Mutual Aid Workers to Help Restore Power in Areas Impacted by Hurricane Isaias

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    CenterPoint Energy completes sale of its Ohio natural gas business to National Fuel Gas Company for $2.62 billion

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2400

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Historic Announcement: CenterPoint Energy Selected to Receive $50 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Strengthen & Modernize Greater Houston's Electric Grid

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Pricing of Tender Offers

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Early Results and Upsizing of Tender Offers

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