Premier Fund Managers Ltd Purchases Shares of 42,000 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. $CNP

Premier Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new position in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 42,000 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,644,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CNP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,661,325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,168,459,000 after buying an additional 298,892 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in CenterPoint Energy by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,710,081 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $611,377,000 after acquiring an additional 652,202 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $313,456,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in CenterPoint Energy by 31.6% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 7,859,693 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $288,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,886,374 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Reaves W H & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 15.4% in the 3rd quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. now owns 7,220,266 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $280,146,000 after acquiring an additional 962,910 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting CenterPoint Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting CenterPoint Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management announced an accelerated $500M near‑term capital plan to address a Houston load surge and signaled ~8% EPS growth for 2026 — this points to higher near‑term volumes and conviction in growth drivers. CenterPoint sees 8% EPS growth in 2026 and accelerates $500M capital plan amid Houston
• Positive Sentiment: Company boosted its 10‑year capital expenditure plan to about $65–65.5B, signaling larger multi‑year utility investment that supports regulated earnings growth and backlog for contractors/suppliers. CenterPoint profit rises, boosts 10-year capex plan to $65.5 bln
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue materially beat estimates (about $2.5B vs. ~$2.23B consensus), driven by growth and regulatory recovery — revenue strength helps support cash flow and rate base expansion. CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q4 and FY 2025 results; updates its progress on load forecast; reiterates 2026 full year guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Management hosted an earnings call and published slides detailing load forecasts, investment cadence and regulatory updates — useful for modeling but no material change to full‑year guidance. CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and Strategic …
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and presentation are available for detailed read‑through of regulatory recovery items and Tx/Rates timing (helpful for longer‑term modeling, less immediate price driver). CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2025 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Reported non‑GAAP EPS of $0.45 missed the consensus by ~$0.01, and FY‑2026 EPS guidance (~$1.90) was essentially flat to slightly below some estimates — a modest disappointment that can cap near‑term multiple expansion. CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates

CenterPoint Energy Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:CNP opened at $43.00 on Friday. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $33.24 and a 1 year high of $43.20. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $39.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The company has a market cap of $28.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.59.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The utilities provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion. CenterPoint Energy had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 10.46%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. CenterPoint Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900- EPS. As a group, analysts expect that CenterPoint Energy, Inc. will post 1.75 EPS for the current year.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This is a positive change from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is currently 57.50%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CNP. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $37.00 target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on CenterPoint Energy from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised CenterPoint Energy from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $42.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CenterPoint Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.82.

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc (NYSE: CNP) is a Houston-based regulated utility company that provides electric and natural gas delivery services and related infrastructure operations. The company’s principal activities center on the transmission and distribution of electricity in the greater Houston metropolitan area and the distribution of natural gas to customers across several states in the Midwest and South. As a vertically integrated utility, CenterPoint focuses on the reliable delivery of energy through owned and operated networks of lines, pipelines and associated facilities.

CenterPoint’s core businesses include regulated electric transmission and distribution services, regulated natural gas distribution, and the operation and maintenance of energy infrastructure.