Insider buying last 90 days
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) (CNP) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$36.62−0.22 (−0.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryCenterPoint Energy's week centers on grid investment and shareholder returns. The company secured $50 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's SPARK initiative to enhance grid resiliency in the Houston area, part of a broader $1.9 billion nationwide program, though this is described as modest relative to CenterPoint's $34 billion capex plan. Separately, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, payable on December 10, 2026, and a subsidiary expanded debt tender offers to $400.00 million.
The stock closed at $36.62, down 0.6%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $40.18 and 200-day average of $41.39, with the shorter average beneath the longer one. Shares trade near the 52-week low of $36.49, well off the 52-week high of $45.26, with one-month returns at -6.8% and three-month returns at -18.2%. The GekkoIndex reads 74.7, placing CNP in the Buying zone, while price sits 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.2.
Earnings are due 22 October 2026, before the open, falling inside the next 20-trading-day window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $0.40 non-GAAP against a $0.37 estimate, with a -2.5% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged +0.1% across 5 years, positive in 4 of them. Analyst consensus among 12 firms includes 6 buy and 6 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $45.24.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) price vs fair value
Close $36.62200-day averageGekko Fair Value $42.20
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) quick facts
- Market cap
- $24.12B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Forward P/E
- 17.7
- EPS, TTM
- $1.68
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.62B
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Dividend yield
- 2.44%
- Beta
- 0.45
- Volume
- 6.04M avg 6.50M
- 1-year return
- −4.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.5%
- 50-day average
- $40.18
- 200-day average
- $41.39
- Next earnings
- Oct 22 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 658.7M
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) swing-trade checklist
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $36.62 is below the 50-day ($40.18) and 200-day ($41.39) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
74.7, Buying
Reading 74.7 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
13.2% below
Price is 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 23 days
Reports on Oct 22, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.1% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock chart and price history
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) closed at $36.62 on Sep 28, 2026, −4.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $36.49 to $45.26.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.8%
- 3 months
- −18.2%
- 6 months
- −13.6%
- 1 year
- −4.4%
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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)
CenterPoint Energy functions as a holding company for utility operations spread across the United States, working through two main divisions covering electricity and natural gas. Its electric arm oversees the generation of power along with the lines and networks that carry it to homes and businesses, and it also takes part in buying and selling electricity on the wholesale market. The natural gas side handles distribution to customers, and the company is recognized for this combined presence in both power and gas delivery.
Beyond core utility service, the natural gas division offers additional services such as appliance repair for households in Minnesota and home repair coverage plans, the latter extended through a third-party partner to gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. This segment also sells, transports, and stores regulated intrastate natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. Together these operations reached about 2.7 million metered customers as of the end of 2021, supported by hundreds of substations, extensive transformer capacity, a vast network of gas mains, and intrastate pipeline mileage across several states.
The company traces its founding back to 1866 and runs its operations from Houston, Texas. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CNP.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electric utilities
- Website
- centerpointenergy.com
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 74.7, in the Buying zone, up 7.2 points over five sessions.
74.7Buying
Up 7.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 24 | +0.6% | +0.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 177 | +0.3% | +1.1% | ||
| Neutral | 437 | +0.3% | +1.2% | ||
| Distribution | 33 | −0.5% | +0.6% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CNP share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) trades 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.20, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$42.20
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
13.2% Undervalued
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co), and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CNP were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) earnings: next date and track record
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) reports on Oct 22, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 22, 2026
Expected before the open, 23 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.49
- Revenue estimate
- $2.11B
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±1.7%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- CenterPoint Energy reported solid Q2 2026 results (GAAP EPS $0.37; non-GAAP EPS $0.40) and reiterated full-year non-GAAP EPS guidance of $1.89–$1.91. Management emphasized significant long-term growth opportunities driven by large-load (data center and industrial) demand in Texas (ERCOT batch zero) and prospective transformational load in Indiana. They reported submission of >17 GW of large-load projects to ERCOT, ~14 GW expected eligible for batch zero (a >65% increase vs. Houston Electric system peak), and highlighted an anticipated ~3 GW connection by 2027. Management announced a $1.2 billion increase to the capital investment plan deployable over five years without additional equity financing and a positively revised $66.7 billion 10-year capital plan. They reiterated long-term EPS growth expectations (mid-to-high end of 7–9% annually through 2028 and thereafter through 2035) and described multiple cash/capital funding levers: demand-charge cash flows (~$6M/month per GW), remarketing/sale of temporary generation units, asset-optimization options, and regulatory/recovery items (e.g., corporate AMT recovery). Management also described community-focused routing for transmission projects and proactive engagement with stakeholders and regulators. On balance-sheet and credit metrics, management reported an improved FFO-to-debt cushion (nearly +100 bps Q/Q) and expects further improvement (~30 bps) in Q3; they are engaging with Moody’s though Moody’s outlook remains negative.
- Guidance
- Reiterated full-year 2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance of $1.89 to $1.91. Long-term non-GAAP EPS growth guidance: mid-to-high end of 7%–9% annually through 2028 and 7%–9% annually thereafter through 2035. Capital plan increased by $1.2 billion deployable over 5 years without additional equity financing; positively revised 10-year capital plan of $66.7 billion. (No new numeric revenue or margin guidance beyond EPS and capex update.)
- Risks flagged
- Regulatory and political scrutiny around transmission (e.g., debate over 765 kV lines) could affect routing/timing; uncertainty in ERCOT approvals for some batch zero/interconnection studies (~3 GW of projects not approved); potential timing/permitting delays for construction and energization; possible need for incremental equity to fund generation in Indiana if demand exceeds ~1.5 GW; Moody’s negative outlook on credit rating remains an overhang; timing uncertainty around recovery items (e.g., corporate AMT) and the disposition/remarketing of temporary generation units.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.40 est $0.37 | $2.15B est $2.12B | −2.5% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $0.56 est $0.55 | $2.98B est $2.85B | +0.8% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.45 est $0.45 | $2.49B est $2.24B | +2.6% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.50 est $0.45 | $1.96B est $2.09B | −1.3% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.29 est $0.30 | $1.94B est $2.20B | +3.3% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.53 est $0.53 | $2.92B est $2.26B | +2.3% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.40 est $0.40 | $2.26B est $2.48B | +0.6% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $0.31 est $0.32 | $1.86B est $1.93B | +0.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) is $45.24, +23.5% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$45.24consensus 12-month target, +23.5% from the last close
Now $36.62Avg $45.24
Low $38High $49
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | Morgan Stanley | $38 | +3.8% |
| Sep 15 | RBC Capital | $40 | +9.2% |
| Sep 11 | Wells Fargo | $49 | +33.8% |
| Aug 26 | Wells Fargo | $49 | +33.8% |
| Aug 21 | Morgan Stanley | $39 | +6.5% |
+0.7%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+0.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) averaged +0.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −0.3% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, CNP’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.5%.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) market cap and key statistics
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s market cap is $24.12B, with a P/E ratio of 21.9 and revenue of $9.62B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $24.12B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Forward P/E
- 17.7
- EPS, TTM
- $1.68
- Gekko Fair Value
- $42.20
Trading
- Volume
- 6.04M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 6.50M
- 52-week high
- $45.26
- 52-week low
- $36.49
- Shares outstanding
- 658.7M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.62B
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Return on equity
- 9.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +23.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.45
- Typical daily move
- ±1.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.5%
- Dividend yield
- 2.44%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock news this week
Coverage of CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) this week reads positive: 15 positive, 5 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- CenterPoint Energy stock last trades at USD 36.67 on September 28, 2026AD HOC NEWS, Sep 28
- Sector Pessimism Is Weighing On CenterPoint EnergySeeking Alpha, Sep 28
- CenterPoint Secures $50M to Improve Houston Grid ResiliencyGreater Houston Partnership, Sep 25
- CenterPoint Energy stock gets USD 0.24 quarterly dividendAD HOC NEWS, Sep 25
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Shareholders to Get $0.24 Quarterly DividendMarketBeat, Sep 25
- QRG Capital Management Inc. Grows Position in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. $CNPMarketBeat, Sep 25
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) peers
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NEENextEra Energy | Buying | 24.8% below |
| SOSouthern | Buying | 0.3% above |
| CEGConstellation Energy | Accumulation | 0.3% above |
| DUKDuke Energy | Buying | 10.3% above |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power | Buying | 7.2% above |
| DDominion Energy | Accumulation | 11.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock FAQ
What is CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s market cap?
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s market cap is $24.12B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $36.62, with 658.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 21.9.
What is the CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) is $45.24, +23.5% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $36.62 is 13.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.20. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) report earnings next?
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.49 per share on revenue of $2.11B. CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 1.7% on average across the report.
What is CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s 52-week high and low?
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co)’s 52-week high is $45.26 and its 52-week low is $36.49; it closed at $36.62 on Sep 28, 2026, −4.4% over the past year.
Is CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holding Co) stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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