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CNP Stock Analysis

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. · current price $39.23 (-0.18% today)

Solid setup — 3/4 EPS beats. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
38
Losing steam
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
58
Solid fundamentals
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
65
Fairly priced
is the price fair?
Sentiment
43
Mixed views
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
85
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 7272Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 7979Insider biasInsider bias: 100100Relative strengthRelative strength: 6565Size fitSize fit: 7070Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 5050Low short interestLow short interest: 100100
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 47.0%47.0%OperatingOperating: 24.5%24.5%NetNet: 11.6%11.6%Free cash flowFree cash flow: -28.0%-28.0%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +7.4% vs estimate+7%2026-062026-03: +110.0% vs estimate+110%2026-032025-12: -36.0% vs estimate-36%2025-122025-09: +12.6% vs estimate+13%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading CNP’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

Latest earnings

EPS
$0.50 vs $0.44 est · +12.6% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$2.15B · +8.2% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
-6.3%
Beat streak
3 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
23.4×
Forward P/E
18.8×
PEG
1.89
Price / Sales
2.7×
Price / Book
2.2×
EV / EBITDA
13.0×
Analyst target
$45.75
Target range
$39.00 – $50.00
Implied upside
+16.6%
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Financial health

Gross margin
47.0%
Operating margin
24.5%
Net margin
11.6%
FCF margin
-28.0%
Return on equity
9.8%
Debt / equity
2.10
Revenue growth YoY
+10.7%
EPS growth YoY
+23.3%
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Technicals

$36.6052-week range$45.26
RSI (14)
36
50-day MA
$42.28
200-day MA
$41.46
ATR (14)
0.70
Beta
0.46
1-month return
-6.3%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$0.50$0.44+12.6%Beat
2025-12-31$0.45$0.45-0.4%Miss
2026-03-31$0.56$0.55+1.1%Beat
2026-06-30$0.40$0.37+7.4%Beat
Beat 3 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.08%
Dividend yield
2.45%
Beta
0.46
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Latest news on CNP

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Frequently asked

What is CNP's Quant Score?

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 62/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

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