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CenterPoint Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CNP | Benzinga
CenterPoint Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $33.71 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $42 issued by Jefferies on April 2, 2025. The low is $28 issued by Barclays on January 22, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Jefferies, and Morgan Stanley on April 22, 2025, April 2, 2025, and March 20, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $37.67 between Barclays, Jefferies, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 0.12% upside for CenterPoint Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Analyst Ratings for CenterPoint Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -1.65% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $30 → $37 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 11.64% | Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith69% | → $42 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | -9.62% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro67% | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2025 | Buy Now | -4.31% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | -4.31% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $34 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | -1.65% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra63% | $36 → $37 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | -8.29% | Ladenburg Thalmann | Paul Fremont63% | → $34.5 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | -6.96% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel70% | $30 → $35 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | -1.65% | UBS | William Appicelli54% | $31 → $37 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2024 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro67% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel70% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers70% | $28 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro67% | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | B of A Securities | Ross Fowler55% | → $29 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | -25.57% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $28 → $28 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2024 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel70% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers70% | $32 → $28 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $32 → $29 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -25.57% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $31 → $28 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -17.6% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -14.94% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $33 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $29 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | -12.28% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2024 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel70% | $31 → $29 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella64% | $28 → $29 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2024 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza68% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2024 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $30 → $29 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra63% | $29 → $30 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2024 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -28.23% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -28.23% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -14.94% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | -20.26% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker76% | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | → $29 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -12.28% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | → $28 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | -9.62% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $33 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | → $33 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $30 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell64% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza68% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2023 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza68% | → $32 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | -20.26% | UBS | Ross Fowler55% | $33 → $30 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2023 | Buy Now | -9.62% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet64% | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2023 | Buy Now | -6.96% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | $30 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $28 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2023 | Buy Now | -12.28% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | → $33 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -20.26% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza68% | $31 → $32 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $27 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -28.23% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $33 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers70% | $35 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2022 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2022 | Buy Now | -9.62% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2022 | Buy Now | -17.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | -14.94% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp62% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont71% | $36 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2022 | Buy Now | -22.91% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $33 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2022 | Buy Now | -12.28% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2022 | Buy Now | -9.62% | Credit Suisse | Nicholas Campanella64% | → $34 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) stock?
The latest price target for CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) was reported by Barclays on April 22, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $37.00 expecting CNP to fall to within 12 months (a possible -1.65% downside). 30 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for CenterPoint Energy (CNP)?
The latest analyst rating for CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) was provided by Barclays, and CenterPoint Energy upgraded their equal-weight rating.
When was the last upgrade for CenterPoint Energy (CNP)?
The last upgrade for CenterPoint Energy Inc happened on April 22, 2025 when Barclays raised their price target to $37. Barclays previously had an underweight for CenterPoint Energy Inc.
When was the last downgrade for CenterPoint Energy (CNP)?
The last downgrade for CenterPoint Energy Inc happened on August 13, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $32 to $28 for CenterPoint Energy Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for CenterPoint Energy (CNP)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of CenterPoint Energy, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for CenterPoint Energy was filed on April 22, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 22, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating CenterPoint Energy (CNP) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest CenterPoint Energy (CNP) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $30.00 to $37.00. The current price CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is trading at is $37.62, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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