CenterPoint Energy targets 11% rate base and 7%-9% EPS growth through 2030, underpinned by a $65 billion 10-year capital plan. Robust demand growth in Texas, especially from data centers and industrial activity, drives a projected 50% peak load increase over six years. Strategic Ohio unit sale at 26x earnings funds cap-ex and accelerates CNP's Texas pure-play transition, reducing near-term equity issuance needs.
ETR, CNP, JBSS and UVV stand out as consumer sentiment sinks, with low beta, rising earnings estimates and a steady dividend drawing defensive investors.
CenterPoint (CNP) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Rising power demand, steady payouts and aggressive capital strategy highlight CNP???s accelerating growth trajectory.
Here is how CenterPoint Energy (CNP) and IdaCorp (IDA) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for CenterPoint (CNP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Ben Vallejo Jason Wells - President, CEO & Director Christopher Foster - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Nicholas Campanella - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Steven Fleishman - Wolfe Research, LLC Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to CenterPoint Energy's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call with senior management. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to Ben Vallejo, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Planning.
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does CenterPoint (CNP) have what it takes?
Here is how CenterPoint Energy (CNP) and IdaCorp (IDA) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. - Special Call Company Participants Ben Vallejo Jason Wells - President, CEO & Director Jesus Soto - Executive VP & COO Jason Ryan - Executive Vice President of Regulatory Services & Government Affairs Christopher Foster - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Nicholas Campanella - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Anthony Crowdell - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Julien Dumoulin-Smith - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to CenterPoint Energy's 2025 Investor Update Call with Senior Management. [Operator Instructions].
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does CenterPoint (CNP) have what it takes?
Expected rise in production to meet demand, along with an increase in electricity prices, bodes well for the prospect of the Utility-Electric Power industry. Top-ranked utilities like CNP, FTS and NI are set to benefit from strong demand from their customer base.