CenterPoint Energy
About: CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio. The company has natural gas distribution systems serving approximately 4 million customers.
Employees: 8,872
0
Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 65
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 4 (+1) [Q1 2025]
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 248 | Existing positions reduced: 196
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20B [Q4 2024] → $23B (+$2.94B) [Q1 2025]
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 640 [Q4 2024] → 683 (+43) [Q1 2025]
0.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.91% [Q4 2024] → 97.3% (+0.39%) [Q1 2025]
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64.7M | Put options by funds: $83.9M
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$34
12%
downside
Avg. target
$39
1%
upside
High target
$42
9%
upside
6 analyst ratings
1 positive
17%
5 neutral
83%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Nicholas Campanella | 1%upside $39 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 29 Jul 2025 |
Scotiabank Andrew Weisel | 9%upside $42 | Sector Outperform Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
Mizuho Anthony Crowdell | 1%upside $39 | Neutral Maintained | 25 Jul 2025 |
BMO Capital James Thalacker | 1%upside $39 | Market Perform Maintained | 22 Jul 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeremy Tonet | 4%upside $40 | Neutral Maintained | 15 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 24 articles about CNP published over the past 30 days
Neutral
CNBC Television
23 hours ago
Josh Brown's "Best Stocks in the Market:" Utilities
Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail some names joining his "Best Stocks in the Market."
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering of $900 Million of 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2028
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced the pricing of its offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “convertible notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). CenterPoint also granted the initial purchasers of the convertible notes the.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Offering of $900 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2028
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $900 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “convertible notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In addition, CenterPoint intends to grant the in.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
CenterPoint Energy building the workforce of the future to implement $53 billion in long-term investments to support Houston's growth and critical resiliency work
The company announces accelerated hiring efforts and a new lineworker training program as part of plans to hire 200 new lineworkers in 2025, and nearly 800 by 2030 HOUSTON , July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a continued commitment to building the most resilient coastal grid in the country, CenterPoint Energy is announcing a series of efforts to achieve its goal of hiring 200 additional lineworkers by the end of this year, and nearly 800 by 2030. CenterPoint's accelerated hiring efforts will support historic energy investments over the next 10 years and help the Greater Houston area meet the rapidly growing demand for local electric workers.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
CenterPoint Energy Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y
CNP's Q2 earnings fell short of estimates on higher financing costs, but revenues rose 2% year over year to $1.94 billion.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Ben Vallejo - Corporate Participant Christopher A. Foster - Executive VP & CFO Jason P.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Are Utilities Stocks Lagging CenterPoint Energy (CNP) This Year?
Here is how CenterPoint Energy (CNP) and Enel SpA (ENLAY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.29 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.34 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.36 per share a year ago.
Negative
Reuters
6 days ago
CenterPoint Energy misses profit estimate on higher costs
U.S. electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy's second-quarter profit was just shy of analysts' estimate on Thursday, weighed down by higher expenses.
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
CenterPoint Energy reports solid Q2 2025 results; reiterates 2025 full year guidance; increases 10-year capital investment plan by $500MM
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today reported net income of $198 million, or $0.30 per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $0.36 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2024. Non-GAAP EPS for the second quarter of 2025 was $0.29, versus $0.36 for the comparable quarter of 2024. These second quarter results include an unfavorable variance of $0.01 per share attributable to growth and rate recovery. This.
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