CenterPoint Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 19 analysts polled by S&P Global, CenterPoint Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $44.41. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.05% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $38 (-1.55%) and the highest is $50 (+29.53%).

Price Target: $44.41 (+15.05%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$38	$44.41	$44	$50
Change	-1.55%	+15.05%	+13.99%	+29.53%

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	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	7	7	7	7	7	7
Buy	1	1	1	1	2	2
Hold	9	10	10	10	10	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	18	18	18	19	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ross Fowler Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Hold Reiterates $44 → $39	Hold	Reiterates	$44 → $39	+1.04%	Oct 8, 2026
Ryan Levine Citi	Citi	Hold Maintains $47 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $43	+11.40%	Oct 8, 2026
David Arcaro Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $39 → $38	Hold	Reiterates	$39 → $38	-1.55%	Sep 21, 2026
Stephen D'Ambrisi RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Initiates $40	Hold	Initiates	$40	+3.63%	Sep 15, 2026
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $49	Buy	Maintains	$49	+26.94%	Sep 12, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.83B

from 9.36B

5.05%

from 9.36B

Revenue Next Year

10.37B

from 9.83B

5.47%

from 9.83B

EPS This Year

1.91

from 1.76

8.55%

from 1.76

EPS Next Year

2.09

from 1.91

9.24%

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	9.83B
Revenue Growth	12.59%	11.60%	-6.71%	-0.61%	8.26%	5.05%
Net Income	1.49B	1.06B	917.00M	1.02B	1.05B	1.22B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.76	1.91
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	8.64%	8.55%
Forward PE	21.40	20.96	18.59	18.23	20.52	20.20
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%	4.86%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-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	10.1B
Avg	9.8B
Low	9.4B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.1%
Avg	5.0%
Low	0.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.93
Avg	1.91
Low	1.89

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.7%
Avg	8.6%
Low	7.4%