CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

CenterPoint Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover CenterPoint Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $41.05, which forecasts a 3.85% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $34.5 and the highest is $46.

Price Target: $41.05 (+3.85%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$34.5	$41.05	$41	$46
Change	-12.72%	+3.85%	+3.72%	+16.37%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CenterPoint Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	8	8	9	9	6	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	14	14	11	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Andrew Weisel Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Maintains $42 → $45	Buy	Maintains	$42 → $45	+13.84%	Oct 24, 2025
David Arcaro Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $37 → $39	Hold	Maintains	$37 → $39	-1.34%	Oct 21, 2025
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $40 → $41	Hold	Maintains	$40 → $41	+3.72%	Oct 21, 2025
William Appicelli UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $44 → $46	Strong Buy	Maintains	$44 → $46	+16.37%	Oct 10, 2025
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $39 → $40	Hold	Maintains	$39 → $40	+1.19%	Oct 7, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.23B

Increased by 6.80%

from 8.64B

Revenue Next Year

9.64B

Increased by 4.38%

from 9.23B

EPS This Year

1.78

Increased by 12.63%

from 1.58

EPS Next Year

1.93

Increased by 8.18%

from 1.78

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	7.42B	8.35B	9.32B	8.70B	8.64B	9.23B	9.64B
Revenue Growth	-1.93%	12.59%	11.60%	-6.71%	-0.61%	6.80%	4.38%
EPS	-1.79	2.28	1.59	1.37	1.58	1.78	1.93
EPS Growth	-	-	-30.30%	-13.84%	15.33%	12.63%	8.18%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.21	20.53
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	19	19

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.8B	10.4B
Avg	9.2B	9.6B
Low	8.8B	8.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.0%	13.1%
Avg	6.8%	4.4%
Low	1.3%	-5.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	1.89	2.03
Avg	1.78	1.93
Low	1.72	1.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	19.6%	13.9%
Avg	12.6%	8.2%
Low	8.5%	1.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.