CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

LSE:0HVF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.1b

CenterPoint Energy Valuation

Is 0HVF undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0HVF when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0HVF ($30.46) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($27.02)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0HVF is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0HVF?

Key metric: As 0HVF is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0HVF. This is calculated by dividing 0HVF's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0HVF's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.9x
EarningsUS$963.00m
Market CapUS$20.11b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0HVF's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0HVF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.5x
NG. National Grid
27.6x15.5%UK£47.6b
CNA Centrica
5.6x-10.8%UK£6.2b
TEP Telecom Plus
19x11.3%UK£1.4b
SSE SSE
9.9x5.1%UK£18.8b
0HVF CenterPoint Energy
20.9x9.7%US$20.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0HVF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the peer average (15.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0HVF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Integrated Utilities Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0HVF 20.9xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies8PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0HVF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0HVF's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0HVF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.9x
Fair PE Ratio15.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0HVF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0HVF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$30.46
US$30.90
+1.5%
4.2%US$33.00US$29.00n/a16
Nov ’25US$28.97
US$30.78
+6.2%
4.4%US$33.00US$29.00n/a16
Oct ’25US$29.64
US$29.70
+0.2%
5.7%US$34.00US$28.00n/a16
Sep ’25US$27.08
US$29.61
+9.3%
5.5%US$34.00US$28.00n/a15
Aug ’25US$28.09
US$30.89
+9.9%
4.4%US$34.00US$29.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$30.65
US$31.01
+1.2%
5.0%US$34.00US$29.00n/a16
Jun ’25US$30.17
US$31.01
+2.8%
4.7%US$34.00US$29.00n/a16
May ’25US$29.30
US$30.76
+5.0%
4.7%US$34.00US$29.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$28.49
US$30.66
+7.6%
4.6%US$34.00US$28.00n/a17
Mar ’25US$27.33
US$30.50
+11.6%
4.9%US$34.00US$28.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$28.29
US$30.61
+8.2%
5.2%US$34.00US$28.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$28.45
US$30.19
+6.1%
5.4%US$34.00US$27.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$28.54
US$30.25
+6.0%
6.3%US$34.00US$27.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$27.08
US$30.31
+11.9%
6.0%US$34.00US$27.00US$28.9716
Oct ’24US$26.77
US$32.00
+19.6%
6.6%US$34.00US$28.00US$29.6415
Sep ’24US$27.73
US$32.27
+16.4%
6.0%US$34.00US$28.00US$27.0815
Aug ’24US$29.72
US$32.50
+9.4%
4.9%US$34.00US$29.00US$28.0914
Jul ’24US$28.81
US$31.93
+10.8%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00US$30.6514
Jun ’24US$28.17
US$32.29
+14.6%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00US$30.1714
May ’24US$30.69
US$32.29
+5.2%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00US$29.3014
Apr ’24US$28.89
US$31.50
+9.1%
4.8%US$33.00US$28.00US$28.4914
Mar ’24US$27.33
US$31.87
+16.6%
4.3%US$34.00US$29.00US$27.3315
Feb ’24US$29.96
US$32.00
+6.8%
4.7%US$35.00US$29.00US$28.2915
Jan ’24US$30.12
US$31.69
+5.2%
5.8%US$35.00US$29.00US$28.4516
Dec ’23US$31.00
US$31.13
+0.4%
4.9%US$34.00US$29.00US$28.5416
Nov ’23US$28.85
US$30.94
+7.3%
5.6%US$34.00US$27.00US$27.0817

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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