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

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of CenterPoint Energy in a note issued to investors 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 estimate 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.

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

CNP has been the subject of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Scotiabank cut their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.00.

CenterPoint Energy Trading Down 1.4 %

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

Institutional Trading of CenterPoint Energy

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 163.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 894 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 555 shares during the period. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 60.3% during the 1st 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 during the period. Tobam bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

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

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.