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CenterPoint Energy Inc

Utilities-Regulated Electric
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CenterPoint Energy Inc Stock Price

Vitals

Today's Low:
$28.1
Today's High:
$28.385
Open Price:
$28.33
52W Low:
$24.5517
52W High:
$32.8598
Prev. Close:
$28.31
Volume:
3236652

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$18.14 billion
Book Value:
15.16
Revenue TTM:
$9.34 billion
Operating Margin TTM:
17.19%
Gross Profit TTM:
$3.57 billion
Profit Margin:
9.11%
Return on Assets TTM:
2.75%
Return on Equity TTM:
8.38%

Company Profile

CenterPoint Energy Inc had its IPO on 1970-01-02 under the ticker symbol CNP.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Regulated Electric industry. CenterPoint Energy Inc has a staff strength of 8,986 employees.

Stock update

Shares of CenterPoint Energy Inc opened at $28.33 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $28.1 - $28.39, and closed at $28.3.

This is a -0.04% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 3,236,652 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of CenterPoint Energy Inc have increased by +2.35%.

CenterPoint Energy Inc's Key Ratios

CenterPoint Energy Inc has a market cap of $18.14 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.0839 and a price to sales ratio of 2.1833.

In the last 12-months CenterPoint Energy Inc’s revenue was $9.34 billion with a gross profit of $3.57 billion and an EBITDA of $2.70 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures CenterPoint Energy Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, CenterPoint Energy Inc’s operating margin was 17.19% while its return on assets stood at 2.75% with a return of equity of 8.38%.

In Q1, CenterPoint Energy Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -40.2% while revenue growth was a positive 0.6%.

CenterPoint Energy Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
20.4499
Trailing PE
22.6378
PEG
3.3257

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.27 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 20.4499 and a PEG multiple of 3.3257. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into CenterPoint Energy Inc’s profitability.

CenterPoint Energy Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.9199 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 11.0771. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.1833.

CenterPoint Energy Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.72 per share, indicating a yield of 2.68% and a payout ratio of 52.48%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$37.75 billion
Total Liabilities
$3.15 billion
Operating Cash Flow
$-1155000000.00
Capital Expenditure
$1.12 billion
Dividend Payout Ratio
52.48%

CenterPoint Energy Inc ended 2024 with $37.75 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $37.75 billion while shareholder equity stood at $10.36 billion.

CenterPoint Energy Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $3.15 billion in other current liabilities, 6000000.00 in common stock, $1.03 billion in retained earnings and $4.29 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $114.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $662.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $719,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $15.78 billion.

CenterPoint Energy Inc’s total current assets stands at $3.14 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $548.00 million. Its net receivables were $1.28 billion compared to accounts payable of $934.00 million and inventory worth $781.00 million.

In 2024, CenterPoint Energy Inc's operating cash flow was $-1155000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.12 billion.

Comparatively, CenterPoint Energy Inc paid $0.52 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$28.3
52-Week High
$32.8598
52-Week Low
$24.5517
Analyst Target Price
$32.42

CenterPoint Energy Inc stock is currently trading at $28.3 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $32.8598 and a 52-week low of $32.8598. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $32.42.

Its 50-day moving average was $28.95 and 200-day moving average was $29.11 The short ratio stood at 2.36 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 17.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9277.5% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About CenterPoint Energy Inc

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of CenterPoint Energy Inc is CNP

The IPO of CenterPoint Energy Inc took place on 1970-01-02

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About

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. 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. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provision of home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. As of December 31, 2022, it served approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 349 substations with transformer capacity of 78,956 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Address

1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, United States, 77002