How to buy CenterPoint Energy stock (CNP)

CenterPoint Energy is an utilities - regulated electric business based in the US. CenterPoint Energy shares (CNP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $32.39 – an increase of 3.02% over the previous week. CenterPoint Energy employs 8,827 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $8.6 billion.

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CenterPoint Energy stock price (NYSE: CNP)

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CenterPoint Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$32.39
52-week range	$25.22 - $33.00
50-day moving average more info button	$30.64
200-day moving average more info button	$29.19
Wall St. target price	$32.11
PE ratio more info button	20.96
Dividend yield more info button	$0.8 (2.8%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.50

Is it a good time to buy CenterPoint Energy stock?

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CenterPoint Energy price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $32.1 from 2024-12-23

1 week (2024-12-18)	2.10%
1 month (2024-11-26)	-1.32%
3 months (2024-09-25)	12.16%
6 months (2024-06-25)	5.63%

1 year (2023-12-22)	13.11%
2 years (2022-12-23)	10.58%
3 years (2021-12-23)	26.25%
5 years (2019-12-24)	37.77%

Is CenterPoint Energy stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing CenterPoint Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CenterPoint Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

CenterPoint Energy's P/E ratio

CenterPoint Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, CenterPoint Energy shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

CenterPoint Energy's PEG ratio

CenterPoint Energy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8511. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CenterPoint Energy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

CenterPoint Energy's EBITDA

CenterPoint Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a CenterPoint Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

CenterPoint Energy financials

Revenue TTM	$8.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	22.58%
Gross profit TTM	$3.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.75%
Return on equity TTM	9.57%
Profit margin	11.25%
Book value	$16.17
Market Capitalization more info button	$20.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

CenterPoint Energy's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like CenterPoint Energy.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

CenterPoint Energy's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 29.93

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and CenterPoint Energy's overall score of 29.93 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 60th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like CenterPoint Energy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

CenterPoint Energy's environmental score

Environmental score: 9.4/100

CenterPoint Energy's social score

Social score: 7.48/100

CenterPoint Energy's governance score

Governance score: 3.06/100

CenterPoint Energy's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. CenterPoint Energy scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that CenterPoint Energy has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

CenterPoint Energy Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	29.93
Total ESG percentile	60.06
Environmental score	9.4
Social score	7.48
Governance score	3.06
Level of controversy	2

CenterPoint Energy share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 52.6% of net profits

Recently CenterPoint Energy has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CenterPoint Energy shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CenterPoint Energy's case, that would currently equate to about $0.8 per share.

CenterPoint Energy's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

CenterPoint Energy's most recent dividend payout was on 12 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 February 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have CenterPoint Energy's shares ever split?

CenterPoint Energy's shares were split on a 1000:843 basis on 30 September 2002 . So if you had owned 843 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CenterPoint Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 15.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CenterPoint Energy shares which in turn could have impacted CenterPoint Energy's share price.

CenterPoint Energy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, CenterPoint Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $25.2225 up to $33. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while CenterPoint Energy's is 0.917. This would suggest that CenterPoint Energy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

CenterPoint Energy overview

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. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides maintenance and repair services of home appliances to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. It serves approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 348 substations with transformer capacity of 79,719 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of CenterPoint Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.334% of CenterPoint Energy shares are held by insiders and 94.146% by institutions. How many people work for CenterPoint Energy?
Latest data suggests 8,827 work at CenterPoint Energy. When does the fiscal year end for CenterPoint Energy?
CenterPoint Energy's fiscal year ends in December. Where is CenterPoint Energy based?
CenterPoint Energy's address is: 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, United States, 77002 What is CenterPoint Energy's ISIN number?
CenterPoint Energy's international securities identification number is: US15189T1079 What is CenterPoint Energy's CUSIP number?
CenterPoint Energy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 442161105