CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NYSE:CNP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.6b

CenterPoint Energy Valuation

Is CNP 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 CNP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CNP ($29.34) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($24.2)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CNP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA12.3x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CNP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CNP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.5x
CMS CMS Energy
18.8x7.9%US$18.0b
AEE Ameren
17.3x7.9%US$19.9b
DTE DTE Energy
18.2x7.9%US$23.0b
WEC WEC Energy Group
19.6x9.1%US$26.1b
CNP CenterPoint Energy
21.4x10.0%US$18.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.4x) compared to the peer average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.4x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (16.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CNP'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.

CNP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.4x
Fair PE Ratio20.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CNP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x).


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 CNP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$29.34
US$30.70
+4.6%
4.7%US$34.00US$29.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$28.42
US$30.53
+7.4%
5.1%US$34.00US$27.79n/a17
Mar ’25US$27.44
US$30.37
+10.7%
5.3%US$34.00US$27.79n/a17
Feb ’25US$28.38
US$30.61
+7.9%
5.2%US$34.00US$28.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$28.57
US$30.19
+5.7%
5.4%US$34.00US$27.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$28.79
US$30.25
+5.1%
6.3%US$34.00US$27.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$27.32
US$30.31
+11.0%
6.0%US$34.00US$27.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$26.85
US$32.00
+19.2%
6.6%US$34.00US$28.00n/a15
Sep ’24US$27.65
US$32.27
+16.7%
6.0%US$34.00US$28.00n/a15
Aug ’24US$29.49
US$32.50
+10.2%
4.9%US$34.00US$29.00n/a14
Jul ’24US$29.15
US$31.93
+9.5%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00n/a14
Jun ’24US$28.38
US$32.29
+13.8%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00n/a14
May ’24US$30.68
US$32.29
+5.2%
4.9%US$35.00US$29.00n/a14
Apr ’24US$29.46
US$31.50
+6.9%
4.8%US$33.00US$28.00US$28.4214
Mar ’24US$27.36
US$31.87
+16.5%
4.3%US$34.00US$29.00US$27.4415
Feb ’24US$30.10
US$32.00
+6.3%
4.7%US$35.00US$29.00US$28.3815
Jan ’24US$29.99
US$31.69
+5.7%
5.8%US$35.00US$29.00US$28.5716
Dec ’23US$31.03
US$31.13
+0.3%
4.9%US$34.00US$29.00US$28.7916
Nov ’23US$28.35
US$30.94
+9.1%
5.6%US$34.00US$27.00US$27.3217
Oct ’23US$28.18
US$33.39
+18.5%
5.4%US$37.00US$29.00US$26.8518
Sep ’23US$31.95
US$33.44
+4.7%
5.4%US$37.00US$29.00US$27.6518
Aug ’23US$31.63
US$32.39
+2.4%
5.1%US$35.00US$28.00US$29.4918
Jul ’23US$30.50
US$32.89
+7.8%
6.4%US$36.00US$28.00US$29.1518
Jun ’23US$32.06
US$33.11
+3.3%
5.7%US$36.00US$28.00US$28.3818
May ’23US$30.61
US$33.11
+8.2%
7.1%US$36.00US$28.00US$30.6818
Apr ’23US$31.15
US$30.94
-0.7%
4.9%US$34.00US$28.00US$29.4617

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


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