CenterPoint Energy, Inc. $CNP Shares Sold by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. lowered its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) by 2.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 472,999 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 12,804 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.07% of CenterPoint Energy worth $20,415,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $254,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in CenterPoint Energy by 15.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 76,100 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,757,000 after purchasing an additional 10,277 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 69,683 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,525,000 after purchasing an additional 3,821 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,411 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in shares of CenterPoint Energy by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 55,061 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,995,000 after purchasing an additional 15,922 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

More CenterPoint Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: CenterPoint reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.40, above the $0.37 analyst consensus and up from $0.29 a year earlier. Revenue increased 10.7% year over year to $2.15 billion, also exceeding expectations, while GAAP earnings rose to $244 million, or $0.37 per share. Reuters earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: The utility increased its 10-year capital plan by $1.2 billion, supported by rising electricity demand in the Houston area and approximately 14 gigawatts of potential ERCOT “Batch Zero” projects. The spending could strengthen long-term rate-base growth, particularly from data-center demand. Capital plan and ERCOT projects
• Neutral Sentiment: CenterPoint reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $1.89 to $1.91. While this maintains the company’s outlook after the earnings beat, the midpoint is roughly in line with the $1.91 analyst consensus, providing limited near-term upside to estimates. CenterPoint quarterly results
• Negative Sentiment: The larger investment program increases financing, execution and regulatory exposure. A new risk disclosure also raised questions about the clarity of CenterPoint’s business exposure and regulatory risks, which may be weighing on investor sentiment. CenterPoint risk disclosure

Analyst Ratings Changes

CNP has been the subject of several analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of CenterPoint Energy from $48.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $49.00 target price on shares of CenterPoint Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $50.00 target price on CenterPoint Energy in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CenterPoint Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $45.64.

CenterPoint Energy Price Performance

Shares of CenterPoint Energy stock opened at $42.90 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.45. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $36.60 and a 12 month high of $45.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.03. CenterPoint Energy had a return on equity of 11.10% and a net margin of 11.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.29 earnings per share. CenterPoint Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.890-1.910 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that CenterPoint Energy, Inc. will post 1.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CenterPoint Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This is an increase from CenterPoint Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. CenterPoint Energy’s payout ratio is 56.44%.

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.