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CenterPoint Energy Inc

CNP

38.070USD

+0.020+0.05%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
24.85BMarket Cap
26.55P/E TTM

CenterPoint Energy Inc

38.070

+0.020+0.05%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 13
Overall Ranking
106 / 4723
Industry
Multiline Utilities

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 17 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
40.264
Target Price
+6.94%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is an energy delivery company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates electric transmission, distribution and generation facilities and natural gas distribution facilities that serve customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. The Company's segments include Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment comprises Houston Electric and Indiana Electric businesses. The Natural Gas segment includes intrastate natural gas sales to, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies, and home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas through a third party.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 52.89%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 52.89%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 26.51, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 700.47M shares, increasing 6.40% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 80.79M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 6.17, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.27. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 1.94B, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.05%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 13.16%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.56
Change
-0.39

Financials

4.92

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

6.37

Operational Efficiency

7.13

Growth Potential

6.50

Shareholder Returns

5.92

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 6.12. Its current P/E ratio is 26.51, which is -1.06% below the recent high of 26.23 and 5.73% above the recent low of 24.99.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.60
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 7/13
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.18, which is lower than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.50. The average price target for CenterPoint Energy Inc is 41.00, with a high of 44.00 and a low of 32.43.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.18
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 17 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
40.264
Target Price
+5.82%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

13
Total
15
Median
11
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
CenterPoint Energy Inc
CNP
17
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc
PEG
19
CMS Energy Corp
CMS
17
Sempra
SRE
16
Ameren Corp
AEE
15
PPL Corp
PPL
15
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.73, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 6.97. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 39.01 and the support level at 36.85, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.16
Change
1.57

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.056
Buy
RSI(14)
52.486
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
63.695
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.611
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
51.886
Neutral
Williams %R
27.475
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
-0.015
Sell
StochRSI(14)
59.985
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
38.060
Buy
MA10
37.897
Buy
MA20
37.818
Buy
MA50
37.841
Buy
MA100
37.434
Buy
MA200
35.598
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 7.62. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 107.29%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.11%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 80.79M shares, representing 12.37% of shares outstanding, with 2.29% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Capital International Investors
87.22M
-0.27%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
79.51M
+0.85%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
46.09M
-1.18%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
38.22M
-1.41%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
32.50M
+2.14%
Capital Research Global Investors
44.37M
-2.65%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
16.06M
+3.66%
Boston Partners
17.46M
-18.07%
RREEF America L.L.C.
13.84M
+10.06%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
13.87M
+3.74%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.82, which is higher than the Multiline Utilities industry's average of 6.25. The company's beta value is 0.55. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.82
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.56
VaR
+2.09%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+8.94%
240-Day Volatility
+21.09%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.65%
120 days
+2.65%
5 years
+4.29%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.76%
120 days
-3.43%
5 years
-6.67%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.33
120 days
+1.00
5 years
+0.74
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+8.94%
3 years
+18.14%
5 years
+22.81%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+2.99
3 years
+0.65
5 years
+0.57
Skewness
240 days
-0.11
3 years
-0.31
5 years
-0.41
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+21.09%
5 years
+22.37%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.69%
5 years
+1.51%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+146.49%
240 days
+146.49%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+10.47%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+11.46%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.79%
120 days
+0.85%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-20.47%
60 days
-2.10%
120 days
+5.56%

Peer Comparison

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NiSource Inc
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7.66 /10
Score
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Unitil Corp
Unitil Corp
UTL
7.49 /10
Score
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Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
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Risk Assessment
Black Hills Corp
Black Hills Corp
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7.33 /10
Score
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Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
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Sempra
Sempra
SRE
7.22 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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7.12 /10
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