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CNP · CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin

Utilities - Regulated ElectricUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$44.56

+0.20% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish5 bullish · 0 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.17 from 16 analysts)
To mean target: +3.8%

Market cap

$29B

Enterprise value

$52B

Trailing P/E

27.0

Forward P/E

21.1

Dividend yield

2.0%

Beta

0.45

Avg volume

6M

Employees

9K

2D change

-1.23%

5D change

-0.50%

10D change

2.04%

30D change

-2.29%

60D change

4.14%

MTD change

0.64%

YTD change

16.05%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.17
Covering analysts16
Mean price target$46.25
Low price target$40.00
Upside to mean target+3.8%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)54.9
50-day MA$43.07
200-day MA$41.00
Price vs 50-day MA+2.4%
Price vs 200-day MA+7.6%
MACD histogram0.01
Volume vs 3-month avg1.0×
52w low $36.4852w high $45.04

Analyst sentiment over time — CNP

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-23

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

JP Morgan

Neutral

$47.00

+5.5% vs price
▲ raised from $45.00Maintains · 2026-07-16

Jefferies

Buy

$49.00

+10.0% vs price
▲ raised from $44.00Maintains · 2026-04-16

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$44.00

-1.3% vs price
▲ raised from $38.00Maintains · 2026-04-15

Bank of America

Neutral

$44.00

-1.3% vs price
▲ raised from $42.00Maintains · 2026-04-15

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$47.00

+5.5% vs price
▲ raised from $44.00Maintains · 2026-01-20

UBS

Buy

$43.00

-3.5% vs price
▼ cut from $45.00Maintains · 2025-12-17

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$39.00

-12.5% vs price
▲ raised from $37.00Maintains · 2025-10-21

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-23KeybancMaintainsOverweight$47.00 $46.00
2026-07-22BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$48.00 $47.00
2026-07-16JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$45.00 $47.00
2026-07-15BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$47.00 $48.00
2026-05-18Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$48.00 $47.00
2026-05-13JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$46.00 $45.00
2026-05-04Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsIn-Line$44.00 $45.00
2026-04-21Truist SecuritiesInitiatesBuy$0.00 $48.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 55 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 2.4% above the 50-day MA ($43.07).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 7.6% above the 200-day MA ($41.00).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.01) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($45.04).

CNP Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$9.0B
EBITDA$4.0B
Free cash flow-$5.0B
Operating cash flow$2.0B
Book value / share$17.50
Net debt / EBITDA6.4
WACC7.0%
Revenue growth2.00%
Earnings growth7.00%

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric; Natural Gas; and Corporate and Other segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric's service territory. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides 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. As of December 31, 2025, it served approximately 2,859,313 metered customers; owned 355 substations with transformer capacity of 81,692 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 208 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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