Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for CNP Earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for CenterPoint Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.75 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CenterPoint Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 10.80%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.55 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on CNP. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $42.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target (up previously from $35.00) on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CenterPoint Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.13.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

NYSE CNP opened at $36.54 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $23.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $36.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.31. CenterPoint Energy has a 1-year low of $25.41 and a 1-year high of $39.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $254,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,381,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in CenterPoint Energy by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 80,577 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,557,000 after buying an additional 2,283 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in CenterPoint Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 135,154 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $4,288,000 after acquiring an additional 6,322 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.41%. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is 59.06%.

CenterPoint Energy Company Profile

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.