CNP

NYSE CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Oct 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET DELAYED Market Open

$40.40 ↑ +0.84 (+2.11%) Trading Up from the previous close of $39.56, $0.07 below the day’s high of $40.47

YTD change
+5.36%
vs 20-day SMA
+5.76%
vs 200-day SMA
-2.50%

Price ranges

Previous day
$39.49 $40.53
open $40.47 close $39.56
-$0.91 (-2.25%)
Today
$39.64 $40.47
open $39.85 now $40.40
+$0.55 (+1.37%)
Past week
$38.67 $40.70
from $39.03 now $40.40
+$1.37 (+3.50%)
Past month
$36.37 $40.70
from $37.99 now $40.40
+$2.41 (+6.33%)
This year
$36.37 $45.26
from $38.34 now $40.40
+$2.06 (+5.36%)

Price & Performance

-3.14 (-7.35%) / 6M

$35.95$39.20$42.46$45.71Apr 20Jul 21Oct 19

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Very Good
  • The stock is 10.7% away from all-time highs of $45.26
  • CNP is up 5% since the beginning of the year
  • CNP is up 0% over the past 12 months
  • CNP is up 6% over the past 1 month
  • 7% of all CNP investors are betting against CNP
  • Number of investors short CNP has gone up 9% versus last month

CNP reads very good: price sits above one of the two key moving averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is -1.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.4
Earnings momentum +19.6% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +19.6%

Valuation

P/E ratio 23.85
Enterprise value $51.0B
Beta 0.00

Balance sheet & scale

Income$1.1M
Revenue$9.6B
Cash$475.0M
Debt$25.1M
Income / Debt 0.04×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Utilities
Industry Group Natural Gas Distribution
Market cap $26.6B

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of power generation and distribution. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Corporate and Other, and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services. The Corporate and Other segment refers to the energy performance contracting and sustainable infrastructure services. The Natural Gas segment is involved in the sales of intrastate natural gas, permanent pipeline connections, and home appliance maintenance and repair services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
GASNY Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. Unsponsored ADR $6.84 -0.29%
ATO Atmos Energy Corporation $164.74 -1.55%
JXHLY ENEOS Holdings, Inc. Unsponsored ADR $17.90 +1.99%
NI NiSource Inc $41.95 -1.71%
HOKCY Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR $0.9500 +10.59%

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