CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) is expected to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $2.0417 billion for the quarter. CenterPoint Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.740-1.760 EPS.Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.20 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 10.42% and a return on equity of 9.16%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. On average, analysts expect CenterPoint Energy to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

CenterPoint Energy Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE CNP opened at $40.24 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $26.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.57. CenterPoint Energy has a 52 week low of $28.57 and a 52 week high of $40.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87.

CenterPoint Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is currently 61.54%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the fourth quarter worth $254,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter worth $211,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter worth $206,000. LMR Partners LLP purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter worth $205,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy in the second quarter worth $71,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CNP has been the subject of several recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Mizuho upped their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Scotiabank upped their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded CenterPoint Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $40.45.

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.