CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is a Regulated Electric company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $42.90. It has a SharesGrow Score of 42/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CNP = $29.67 (-30.8% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is CNP = $42 (-2.8% upside).
Valuation: CNP trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 27.3 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.04.
Financials: revenue is $9.4B, +0.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.1B, growing at +0.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 11.2% (healthy). Gross margin is 28.7% (-7.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $23.7B against $11.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 2.12, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.91 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 49%. Total assets: $48.2B.
Analyst outlook: 12 / 29 analysts rate CNP as buy (41%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 26/100 (Fail), Growth 45/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 44/100 (Fail), Future 26/100 (Fail), Income 55/100 (Partial).
