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Instrument overview

CNPCenterPoint Energy

StockNYSEUnited StatesUtilitiesEU retail investors: available

+0.4% today · +5.9% over a year

1/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 21% of the instruments we score

Priced higher than most peers (P/E 25.4). Dividend yield 2.79%.

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CenterPoint Energy (CNP) belongs to the Utilities sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €23.9B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +5.9%, with an annualised volatility of 18% and a largest fall of 18%.

Smart Score

How it is scored →
Balanced 1/101/10Balanced
Weights for long-horizon accumulation: more quality and trend, no dividend requirement. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →1/10
Default weights: value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety together. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →1/10
Weights for income: dividend safety counts most; shown for dividend payers only. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →1/10

The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.

Compared with: Utilities companies in USA (n = 65)

Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log

Factor scores

How cheap the company is versus peers: earnings, cash flow, book value and sales relative to its price. More in the glossary →better than 18% of peers
Profitability, balance-sheet safety, growth and capital discipline versus peers. More in the glossary →better than 34% of peers
Price trend over the last 12 and 6 months (excluding the last month) and distance from the 52-week high. More in the glossary →better than 46% of peers
Lower price swings, lower market sensitivity (beta) and shallower drawdowns score higher. More in the glossary →better than 72% of peers
0–100 points: payout versus earnings and cash flow, debt, cut history, years without a lower dividend and how stretched the yield looks. More in the glossary →better than 35% of peers

Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.

Main drivers

  • Piotroski F-scoreweighs on the score · better than 11% of peers
  • Share issuance (1 y)supports the score · better than 74% of peers
  • Net debt / EBITDAweighs on the score · better than 21% of peers

Red flags and notes

  • Caution. Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years. More in the glossary → Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years.
  • Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.

Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.

Price chart

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CNP · chart by TradingView

Key metrics

Valuation

P/E
25.4
P/B
2.3
P/S
2.8
EV/EBIT
23.6
Free-cash-flow yield
−10.0%
Market cap (EUR)
€23.9B

Profitability and debt

Return on equity
9.6%
Return on invested capital
5.3%
Gross margin
100.0%
Net debt / EBITDA
6.31

Dividends

Dividend yield
2.79%
Payout ratio
70%
5-year dividend growth (per year)
12.6%
Years without a lower dividend
3

Returns and risk

1 day
+0.4%
1 month
+5.7%
1 year
+5.9%
Volatility, 1 yr
18.2%
Max drawdown, 1 yr
−18.2%
Beta
0.39

Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.

Similar companies

Same sector and region, closest in market value.
PPLPPL4/103.2%0.8%
FEFirstEnergy1/104.9%5.7%
ESEversource Energy7/104.5%−0.5%
DTEDTE Energy3/103.4%4.7%
ATOAtmos Energy Corp7/102.3%0.3%
AWKAmerican Water Works6/102.3%17.2%
FTSFortis Inc.4/102.3%18.9%
EIXEdison International—/105.8%11.4%

News and filings

What the marks mean
  • FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
  • Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
  • RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.

Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.

Score changes in the last 12 months

Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).

Show the log: 2 entries
DateEventBalancedGrowth · IncomeWarningsPrice at publication
Rating change 2 → 1/10 1 · 1 Available with Invest Pro
First rating 2/10 1 · 1 Available with Invest Pro

Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.

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