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

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) will likely be releasing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 19th. Analysts expect CenterPoint Energy to post earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $2.2268 billion for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

CenterPoint Energy Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE:CNP opened at $41.05 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 0.51. CenterPoint Energy has a 52-week low of $31.99 and a 52-week high of $41.20. The company has a market cap of $26.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $38.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.79.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This is a boost from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. CenterPoint Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 55.70%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CenterPoint Energy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA raised its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 66.7% during the third quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 1,250 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in CenterPoint Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $71,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the fourth quarter valued at $167,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 4,321 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $168,000 after acquiring an additional 883 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 7.6% during the third quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 5,245 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CNP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of CenterPoint Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group reduced their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $45.00 to $43.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded CenterPoint Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.82.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) is a Houston-based regulated utility company that provides electric and natural gas delivery services and related infrastructure operations. The company’s principal activities center on the transmission and distribution of electricity in the greater Houston metropolitan area and the distribution of natural gas to customers across several states in the Midwest and South. As a vertically integrated utility, CenterPoint focuses on the reliable delivery of energy through owned and operated networks of lines, pipelines and associated facilities.

CenterPoint’s core businesses include regulated electric transmission and distribution services, regulated natural gas distribution, and the operation and maintenance of energy infrastructure.