Operational Resilience | CenterPoint Energy demonstrates strong execution of improvement programs and storm preparedness initiatives, bolstering investor confidence despite challenges. |
Regulatory Hurdles | Explore the impact of mobile generation issues and the pending CEHE rate case on CenterPoint's market position and financial outlook. |
Financial Headwinds | Delve into CenterPoint's strategy for managing $1.7 billion in storm-related costs while maintaining its financial plan and growth projections. |
Growth Potential | Analysts set price targets between $28-$29, with CenterPoint identifying upside capital opportunities beyond current 5-10 year plans. |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Electric and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides maintenance and repair services of home appliances to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. It serves approximately 2,534,730 metered customers; owned 348 substations with transformer capacity of 79,719 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated 217 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Metrics to compare | CNP | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Utilities sector companies | Relationship RelationshipCNPPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 18.8x | 0.0x | 12.1x | |
PEG Ratio | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.02 | |
Price/Book | 1.9x | 0.0x | 1.3x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 2.2x | 0.0x | 1.6x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | −1.2% | 0.0% | 13.9% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 0.0% | 1.8% | Unlock |