Q2 EPS Forecast for CenterPoint Energy Raised by Analyst

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for CenterPoint Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CenterPoint Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

CNP has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Monday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $29.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of CenterPoint Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $32.00 to $29.00 in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CenterPoint Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $30.09.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:CNP opened at $31.57 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $29.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.58 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.92. CenterPoint Energy has a 12 month low of $25.41 and a 12 month high of $31.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31. The company had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.25% and a return on equity of 9.73%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter worth $33,000. Olistico Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter worth $33,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in CenterPoint Energy by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,106 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This is a boost from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.66%. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is presently 52.98%.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market.