CenterPoint Energy (LSE:0HVF) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

0HVF Stock Overview

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States.

0HVF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	1/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 9.66% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 2.78% is not well covered by cash flows

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Competitors

National Grid

LSE:NG.

UK£38.9b

Centrica

LSE:CNA

UK£7.0b

Telecom Plus

LSE:TEP

UK£1.3b

SSE

LSE:SSE

UK£18.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for CenterPoint Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$28.88
52 Week High	US$31.36
52 Week Low	US$25.67
Beta	0.93
1 Month Change	3.37%
3 Month Change	5.40%
1 Year Change	-6.23%
3 Year Change	20.93%
5 Year Change	-6.10%
Change since IPO	1.48%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	0HVF	GB Integrated Utilities	GB Market
7D	6.6%	1.0%	-0.9%
1Y	-6.2%	-1.1%	-1.8%

Return vs Industry: 0HVF underperformed the UK Integrated Utilities industry which returned -1.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0HVF underperformed the UK Market which returned -1.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0HVF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0HVF volatility
0HVF Average Weekly Movement	2.5%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement	3.3%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: 0HVF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: 0HVF's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1866	8,827	Jason Wells	www.centerpointenergy.com

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. 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.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do CenterPoint Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0HVF fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$18.22b
Earnings (TTM)	US$867.00m
Revenue (TTM)	US$8.70b

21.0x

P/E Ratio

2.1x

P/S Ratio

Is 0HVF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0HVF income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$8.70b
Cost of Revenue	US$4.97b
Gross Profit	US$3.72b
Other Expenses	US$2.86b
Earnings	US$867.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Apr 30, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.37
Gross Margin	42.81%
Net Profit Margin	9.97%
Debt/Equity Ratio	192.6%

How did 0HVF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.8%

Current Dividend Yield

56%

Payout Ratio

0HVF Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Competitors

LSE:NG.

UK£38.9b

LSE:CNA

UK£7.0b

LSE:TEP

UK£1.3b

LSE:SSE

UK£18.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 20% overvalued

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.37 (vs US$1.60 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share at 2.9% yield

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $500 million.

Recent updates

Now 21% overvalued after recent price rise

Now 20% overvalued

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.37 (vs US$1.60 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share at 2.9% yield

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $500 million.

Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 14, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share at 2.9% yield

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.41 (vs US$0.30 in 3Q 2022)

High number of new directors

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend , Payable on December 14, 2023

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Appoints Earl M. Cummings as Its Independent Board Chair

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Names Bertha Villatoro as Senior Vice President of Human Resources

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, effective August 11, 2023

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Quarterly Regular Common Stock Dividend, Payable on September 14, 2023

ESG Holdings Group, LLC completed the acquisition of Energy Systems Group, LLC from CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP).

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Plans to Retire A.B. Brown Coal Units 1 and 2 in October 2023

Independent Director recently sold US$84k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.50 (vs US$0.82 in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.68 (vs US$0.97 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share at 2.6% yield

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Organizational Changes

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend, Payable on March 9, 2023

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.30 (vs US$0.21 in 3Q 2021)

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Promotion of Jason P. Wells from Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to the Role of President and Chief Operating Officer, Effective from January 1, 2023

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2022

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.18 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.28 (vs US$0.38 in 2Q 2021)

CenterPoint Energy Declares Common Stock Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Independent Director recently sold US$511k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.82 (vs US$0.60 in 1Q 2021)

High number of new directors

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend, Payable on June 9, 2022

Independent Director recently sold US$57k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$57k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Appoints Scott E. Doyle as Executive Vice President, Utility Operations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Summit Utilities, Inc. completed the acquisition of Arkansas and Oklahoma gas distribution assets of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) completed the acquisition of Enable Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:ENBL) from OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE:OGE), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) and others.

Independent Director recently sold US$448k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.17 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.21 (vs US$0.14 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.38 (vs US$0.17 in 2Q 2020)

High number of new directors

Executive VP & CFO recently bought US$241k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.60 (vs US$2.15 loss in 1Q 2020)

Summit Utilities, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Arkansas and Oklahoma gas distribution assets of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. for $2.2 billion.