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CenterPoint EnergyDB:HOU Stock Report

Market Cap €20.8b
Share Price
€31.60
My Fair Value
€33
3.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y19.7%
7D3.9%
Portfolio Value
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CenterPoint Energy (HOU) Stock Overview

Operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. More details

HOU fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for CenterPoint Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$31.60
52 Week HighUS$34.80
52 Week LowUS$23.00
Beta0.56
1 Month Change3.95%
3 Month Change-0.63%
1 Year Change19.70%
3 Year Change9.72%
5 Year Change92.68%
Change since IPO31.81%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

HOUDE Integrated UtilitiesDE Market
7D3.9%0.8%0.4%
1Y19.7%20.5%18.3%

Return vs Industry: HOU matched the German Integrated Utilities industry which returned 19.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HOU matched the German Market which returned 19.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HOU's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HOU volatility
HOU Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement2.9%
Market Average Movement5.1%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: HOU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: HOU's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18668,872Jason Wellswww.centerpointenergy.com

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates in Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric’s service territory.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do CenterPoint Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HOU fundamental statistics
Market cap€20.79b
Earnings (TTM)€826.32m
Revenue (TTM)€7.65b
25.3x
P/E Ratio
2.7x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HOU income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$8.94b
Cost of RevenueUS$4.91b
Gross ProfitUS$4.04b
Other ExpensesUS$3.07b
EarningsUS$966.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 24, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.48
Gross Margin45.14%
Net Profit Margin10.80%
Debt/Equity Ratio202.5%

How did HOU perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.4%
Current Dividend Yield
56%
Payout Ratio

Does HOU pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy HOU by to receive an upcoming dividend?
CenterPoint Energy dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateAug 21 2025
Dividend Pay DateSep 11 2025
Days until Ex dividend30 days
Days until Dividend pay date51 days

Does HOU pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/21 10:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/21 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary HovisArgus Research Company
Daniel FordBarclays
Nicholas CampanellaBarclays