CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

NYSE: CNP · Real-Time Price · USD
38.90
-0.09 (-0.23%)
May 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.23%
Market Cap 25.39B
Revenue (ttm) 8.94B
Net Income (ttm) 966.00M
Shares Out 652.73M
EPS (ttm) 1.48
PE Ratio 26.21
Forward PE 21.30
Dividend $0.85 (2.19%)
Ex-Dividend Date May 15, 2025
Volume 3,158,615
Open 38.81
Previous Close 38.99
Day's Range 38.60 - 38.94
52-Week Range 25.41 - 37.70
Beta 0.61
Analysts Buy
Price Target 35.71 (-8.2%)
Earnings Date Apr 24, 2025

About CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates in Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric’s service territory. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial custome... [Read more]

Sector Utilities
Founded 1866
Employees 15,101
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CNP
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, CenterPoint Energy's revenue was $8.64 billion, a decrease of -0.61% compared to the previous year's $8.70 billion. Earnings were $1.02 billion, an increase of 17.53%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 13 analysts, the average rating for CNP stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $35.71, which is a decrease of -8.20% from the latest price.

Price Target
$35.71
(-8.20% downside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Hurricane Preparedness Week: CenterPoint Energy continues significant preparations to get ready for 2025 storm season

Historic series of grid improvements and generator donations continue across the Greater Houston area to strengthen resiliency and reduce risk of outages during storms Joint emergency response exercis...

7 hours ago - PRNewsWire

A Texas first: CenterPoint Energy announces historic installation of weather station network to monitor severe weather, including hurricanes, across Greater Houston

Installation of first phase of 100 weather stations will enhance and improve storm mobilization, preparation and response to major weather events HOUSTON , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Center...

7 days ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy: Earnings Should Accelerate As Financing Costs Normalize

CenterPoint Energy has shown strong performance, with a 30% increase in shares over the past year, driven by growth in the Houston market and a large CapEx program. Q1 results were solid, despite a 4%...

8 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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 Of...

10 days ago - Business Wire

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 ...

11 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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, com...

11 days ago - Business Wire

CenterPoint Energy adds new Board Members, Manuel Miranda and Laurie Fitch

Election of new directors further advances CenterPoint's utility and customer-focused strategy New Directors bring deep experience in utility industry, operational rigor, infrastructure resiliency, hu...

19 days ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2200

HOUSTON , April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2200 per share on the issued and outstanding s...

19 days ago - PRNewsWire

Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative Phase Two update: CenterPoint Energy completes 70% of critical resiliency work around Houston to prepare for the 2025 Hurricane Season

In just seven months, CenterPoint has completed 350 miles of targeted undergrounding; installed 17,500+ stronger, more storm-resilient poles; cleared 2,900+ miles of higher-risk vegetation; and placed...

26 days ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy proposes to lower costs for Houston Electric customers & provide increased reliability for Texas

CenterPoint proposal to remove emergency temporary generation costs would lower monthly bills immediately and by as much as $2 per month by 2027  15 generation units would be sent to San Antonio area ...

4 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call

Houston, TX, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Date: April 24, 2025   Time:  7:00 a.m. Central time or 8:00 a.m.

4 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy completes sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas distribution businesses to Bernhard Capital Partners

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its natural gas distribution utiliti...

4 weeks ago - Business Wire

Top 3 Utilities Stocks That May Implode In March

As of March 31, 2025, three stocks in the utilities sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

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5 weeks ago - Benzinga

Osmose and Neara Partner to Help Utilities Strengthen Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure with AI-Powered Data Insights

Osmose and Neara are teaming up to enable utilities like CenterPoint Energy to evaluate asset risk with greater precision and improve underlying network data quality and utilization. ATLANTA , March 2...

6 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy returns to normal operations as NWS Red Flag Warning expires, weather and wind threat ends for Greater Houston region

Approximately 99% of customers experienced no outages during fire weather conditions HOUSTON , March 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy is returning to normal operations as the National Weath...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy Taking Safety Actions to Address Increased Wildfire Risk in Parts of the Greater Houston Area

Red Flag Warning in effect for large portions of Texas and the Greater Houston area from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday; high wind gusts, low humidity and fire risk anticipated CenterPoint has taken a ser...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy Continues to Closely Monitor the Weather and Take Actions to Prepare for Potential Wildfire Risk Weather

National Weather Service has issued a "Fire Weather Watch" for large portions of Texas with the risk of strong winds and fire danger in the Greater Houston area from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday CenterP...

7 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative Update: CenterPoint Energy surpasses 50% completion milestone for several key resiliency actions; Company on track to complete commitments ahead of 2025 hurricane season

More than 14,200 stronger, storm-resilient poles installed; 2,200+ miles of high-risk vegetation cleared; 2,170+ automated reliability devices installed; and 280+ miles of power lines undergrounded Wh...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

ERCOT Board approves moving ahead to finalize CenterPoint Energy's emergency generation proposal; Company's actions will lower bills for Houston-area customers and help avoid regional energy shortfall

CenterPoint's 15 large emergency generation units will help ERCOT meet current and future energy needs for the San Antonio region for up to two years starting in Summer 2025 Greater Houston-area custo...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy: Solid Q4 But Equity Needs Likely Limit Upside

CenterPoint Energy stock has risen 21% over the past year, driven by strong fundamentals and favorable weather, despite recent modest declines. CenterPoint's updated capital plan includes a $500 milli...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy reports Q4 and FY 2024 results; forecasts nearly 50% electric load growth demand at Houston Electric by 2031; increases capital investment plan; reiterates 2025 full year guidance

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today reported income available to common shareholders of $248 million, or $0.38 per diluted share on a GAAP basis for t...

2 months ago - Business Wire

As freezing polar temperatures return to Texas, CenterPoint Energy deploys its cold weather readiness plan

ERCOT Weather Watch issued for February 19-21 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across its region, meaning higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves    CenterPoint continues t...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative Phase Two Update: CenterPoint Energy continues delivering progress by deploying 750 automated reliability devices in January and progressing toward goal of 4,500 by June 1, 2025; technology will help reduce number of outages and their duration

Company has installed more than 11,000 stronger, more storm-resilient poles across the region in five months, in addition to clearance of more vegetation miles and undergrounding of more power lines  ...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy announces multi-year Systemwide Resiliency Plan to benefit communities and combat extreme weather threats, outages, and other hazards across Greater Houston

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's enhanced Systemwide Resiliency Plan (SRP) expected to reduce outage impacts due to extreme weather and storms by 1.3 billion minutes into 2029 100% of lines servi...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire