CenterPoint Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover CenterPoint Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $44.08, which forecasts a 1.92% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $39 and the highest is $49.

Price Target: $44.08 (+1.92%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$39	$44.08	$44	$49
Change	-9.83%	+1.92%	+1.73%	+13.29%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	2	2	2	2	3
Buy	3	4	5	5	5	4
Hold	6	6	5	5	5	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	12	12	12	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Sunderland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Initiates $48	Strong Buy	Initiates	$48	+10.98%	Apr 21, 2026
Julien Dumoulin-Smith Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $44 → $49	Strong Buy	Maintains	$44 → $49	+13.29%	Apr 16, 2026
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $38 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$38 → $44	+1.73%	Apr 15, 2026
Ross Fowler B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold Maintains $42 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $44	+1.73%	Apr 15, 2026
Nicholas Amicucci Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $42 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $44	+1.73%	Mar 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.01B

from 9.36B

7.02%

from 9.36B

Revenue Next Year

10.51B

from 10.01B

4.93%

from 10.01B

EPS This Year

1.93

from 1.60

20.47%

from 1.60

EPS Next Year

2.10

from 1.93

8.78%

from 1.93

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	8.35B	9.32B	8.70B	8.64B	9.36B	10.01B	10.51B
Revenue Growth	12.59%	11.60%	-6.71%	-0.61%	8.26%	7.02%	4.93%
EPS	2.28	1.59	1.37	1.58	1.60	1.93	2.10
EPS Growth	-	-30.30%	-13.84%	15.33%	1.27%	20.47%	8.78%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.44	20.63
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	19

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	12.1B	12.5B
Avg	10.0B	10.5B
Low	8.8B	9.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	28.8%	24.5%
Avg	7.0%	4.9%
Low	-5.5%	-8.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	2.02	2.21
Avg	1.93	2.10
Low	1.86	1.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	26.0%	14.4%
Avg	20.5%	8.8%
Low	16.1%	2.7%

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 sources.