Zacks Research Weighs in on CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:CNP)

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a research note issued on Thursday, June 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for CenterPoint Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CenterPoint Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Barclays increased their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 14th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of CenterPoint Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, June 7th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on CenterPoint Energy from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.00.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Down 1.4 %

CNP stock opened at $30.55 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. CenterPoint Energy has a 12 month low of $25.42 and a 12 month high of $31.57. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $30.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.78.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.82 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.03% and a return on equity of 10.57%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 163.7% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 894 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 60.3% in the first quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,201 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. Tobam bought a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CenterPoint Energy

In related news, Director Barry T. Smitherman sold 5,670 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.42, for a total transaction of $166,811.40. Following the sale, the director now owns 21,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $623,792.26. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 16th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.62%. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is 56.34%.

About CenterPoint Energy

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.