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| Open | 35.65 | Prev Close | 35.72 |
| High | 35.70 | Low | 34.95 |
| Volume | 5,309,661 | Volume (Avg) | 4,382 |
| 52 Week High | 36.19 | 52 Week Low | 25.06 |
| Market Cap | 23B | PE Ratio | 22.23 |
General
| Name | Centerpoint Energy Inc |
| Ticker | CNP |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 8,872 |
About Centerpoint Energy Inc
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. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. As of December 31, 2024, it served approximately 2,818,343 metered customers; owned 352 substations with transformer capacity of 80,659 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 219 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 35.00 |
| Market Cap | 22,960,400,000 |
| PE Ratio | 22.23 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.40 |
| EBITDA | 3,328,999,936 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 22.61 |
| Forward PE | 20.45 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 2.70 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.19 |
Technicals
| Beta | 0.66 |
| 52 Week High | 36.19 |
| 52 Week Low | 25.06 |
| 50 Day Average | 4.88% |
| 200 Day Average | 15.11% |
Dividend
Centerpoint Energy Inc pays out a dividend of $0.87 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.48%.
CNP's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on March 13, 2025.
They pay out 51.20% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Mar 13, 2025 | $0.22 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $0.21 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | $0.20 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | $0.20 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.20 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $0.20 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | $0.19 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | $0.19 |
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