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CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin (CNP) stock analysis

$40.32+0.20%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • CNP gained 6.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 136th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +1.4%, 14.4 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 10.5% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +0.1% (+0.2% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Southeast & Gulf Coast utilities segment of the Utilities & Power Grid, where the 1-month median return is +4.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$26.6B
12-month return+1.4%
Forward P/E19.3×
Mean target vs price+10.1%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

CNP+6.5%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
CNP−8.8%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
CNP−4.3%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
CNP+1.4%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500136 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities58 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

53 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.7%, positive 57% of the time, against +1.0% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$2.09
30-day change+0.1%
90-day change+0.2%
Mean target$44.41 +10.1%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 1

17 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Utilities & Power Grid · Utility service

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Supplied by
Grid equipment & construction−2.6%
GEV−2.6%1 month
Its segment
Southeast & Gulf Coast utilities+4.3%
NEE−1.2%1 monthD−0.2%1 monthDUK+3.7%1 monthSO+6.2%1 monthETR+4.9%1 monthCNP+6.5%1 month

Population inflows, industry and data-center projects add load; hurricane risk and new generation spending come with it.

Sells into
Data centers, homes & industry+2.9%
MSFT+7.0%1 monthAMZN+2.9%1 monthGOOGL−4.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−18.7%
Volatility, 60D18.9%
From 52-week high−10.5%
From 52-week low+10.1%
Trailing P/E24.0×
Forward P/E19.3×

Themes

  • Grid & Transmission3M rank 30 / 48

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