CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)
Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for CNP is $44.25, 9.1% above the last close of $40.55 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $39.31 to $49.71. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E23.9x
- P/E vs sector+14.6%
- P/E vs own-5.4%
- Target upside+9.1%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$26.71B
- FCF yield-10.1%
- Insiders$40.7K
- Earnings in11d
- News1.00
Why it moved
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) rose 1.9% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.
1 story on the day (30-day average 1.8).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $40.55 · +4.5% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -6.3%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs2 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~9d
- RSI71
- Support-3.1%
- Resistance+1.4%
- Off 52w high-9.4%
- Off ATH-9.4%
- 52w range$40.55
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD0.39
- ATR+1.7%
- Volume0.9x
Analyst price targets
12 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $40.55 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 2 · Buy 7 · Hold 10 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +10.7% year over year, free cash flow -27.5% of revenue, operating margin 24.8%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $2.15B | 0.37 | -$592M | 86.9% | 24.8% | 11.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $2.98B | 0.48 | -$916M | 67.4% | 22.1% | 10.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $2.5B | 0.40 | -$707M | 27.6% | 21.6% | 10.5% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $1.99B | 0.45 | -$480M | 31.9% | 25.3% | 14.7% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $1.94B | 0.30 | -$569M | 28.7% | 21.5% | 10.2% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $2.92B | 0.45 | -$628M | 27.5% | 22.2% | 10.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $2.26B | 0.38 | -$1.12B | 43.1% | 21.4% | 11.0% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $1.86B | 0.30 | -$708M | 47.6% | 22.8% | 10.4% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $106.08 | +2.2% | -9.7% | +9.7% | 18.7 | $29.37B | |
| 2 |  | $129.73 | +1.1% | -15.2% | +12.3% | 20.4 | $27B | |
| 3 |  | $46.19 | +1.4% | -9.2% | +8.9% | 24.6 | $26.73B | |
| 4 | | $40.55 | +1.9% | -9.4% | +9.1% | 23.9 | $26.71B | |
| 5 |  | $35.17 | +2.0% | -10.2% | +12.5% | 20.8 | $26.47B | |
| 6 |  | $66.85 | +1.3% | -10.3% | +5.1% | 17.3 | $25.18B | |
| 7 |  | $68.70 | +2.6% | -12.7% | +13.6% | 20.3 | $21.54B | |
| 8 |  | $55.93 | +0.5% | -29.3% | +3.2% | 5.8 | $21.52B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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