CenterPoint Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 17 analysts polled by S&P Global, CenterPoint Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $45.75. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.73% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $39 (-1.34%) and the highest is $50 (+26.49%).

Price Target: $45.75 (+15.73%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$39	$45.75	$46	$50
Change	-1.34%	+15.73%	+16.37%	+26.49%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	7	7	7	7	7	7
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	9	9	9	10	10	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	17	17	18	18	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $49	Buy	Maintains	$49	+23.96%	Aug 26, 2026
David Arcaro Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $40 → $39	Hold	Reiterates	$40 → $39	-1.34%	Aug 21, 2026
Jeremy Tonet J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $47 → $46	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $46	+16.37%	Aug 20, 2026
Nicholas Amicucci Evercore ISI	Evercore ISI	Hold Maintains $45 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $43	+8.78%	Aug 17, 2026
Richard Sunderland Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Buy Maintains $48 → $46	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $46	+16.37%	Aug 4, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.94B

from 9.36B

6.23%

from 9.36B

Revenue Next Year

10.36B

from 9.94B

4.25%

from 9.94B

EPS This Year

1.91

from 1.76

8.63%

from 1.76

EPS Next Year

2.09

from 1.91

9.14%

from 1.91

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	8.35B	9.32B	8.70B	8.64B	9.36B	9.94B
Revenue Growth	12.59%	11.60%	-6.71%	-0.61%	8.26%	6.23%
Net Income	1.49B	1.06B	917.00M	1.02B	1.05B	1.22B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.76	1.91
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	8.64%	8.63%
Forward PE	21.40	20.96	18.59	18.23	20.52	20.68
Dividend / Share	0.65	0.70	0.77	0.81	0.88	0.92
Dividend Growth	-12.16%	7.69%	10.00%	5.20%	8.64%	4.79%
Free Cash Flow	-4.23B	-1.52B	-858.38M	-3.09B	-3.90B	-2.66B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	11.5B
Avg	9.9B
Low	9.3B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	22.7%
Avg	6.2%
Low	-0.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.93
Avg	1.91
Low	1.90

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.7%
Avg	8.6%
Low	8.0%