Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for CNP Q2 Earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for CenterPoint Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.36. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on CNP. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $28.00 price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Monday, August 26th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a report on Thursday, September 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $29.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp downgraded shares of CenterPoint Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CenterPoint Energy has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.09.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Performance

NYSE CNP opened at $31.74 on Wednesday. CenterPoint Energy has a 1 year low of $25.41 and a 1 year high of $31.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $29.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.31. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.25% and a return on equity of 9.73%. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNP. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter worth about $33,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 51.3% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,106 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter worth about $36,000. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.65%. This is an increase from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. CenterPoint Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 52.98%.

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.