Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of CNP Q1 Earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.56. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on CNP. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays lifted their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH started coverage on CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $34.50 price target for the company. Evercore ISI upgraded CenterPoint Energy from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $36.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.50.

CenterPoint Energy Price Performance

CNP stock opened at $35.59 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.08. CenterPoint Energy has a 52-week low of $25.41 and a 52-week high of $35.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.24.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.40. The company had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.46 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 11.79%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 35,816 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,136,000 after purchasing an additional 6,084 shares during the period. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,000. Menard Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $137,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $10,453,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 34.3% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 309,063 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $9,807,000 after acquiring an additional 78,969 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

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.