What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for CNP FY2025 Earnings?

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.75. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.08 EPS.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a return on equity of 10.25% and a net margin of 11.37%.During the same period last year, the business posted $0.31 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Mizuho set a $42.00 price target on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $44.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CenterPoint Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.50.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of CenterPoint Energy stock opened at $39.74 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $38.95 and its 200 day moving average is $37.90. CenterPoint Energy has a one year low of $29.97 and a one year high of $40.50. The firm has a market cap of $25.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.15, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.38.

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. CenterPoint Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 55.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling at CenterPoint Energy

In other CenterPoint Energy news, Director Phillip R. Smith sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.83, for a total value of $240,746.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 65,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,546,354.91. This trade represents a 8.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,622,000. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 13.1% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 88,964 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $3,452,000 after buying an additional 10,280 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management increased its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 31,142 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A purchased a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $793,000. Finally, Merewether Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 85.5% in the third quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP now owns 2,493,500 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $96,748,000 after purchasing an additional 1,149,637 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.