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CenterPoint Energy Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CNP | Benzinga
CenterPoint Energy Inc has a consensus price target of $34.36 based on the ratings of 19 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 Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Evercore ISI Group on May 22, 2025, May 19, 2025, and April 28, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $38 between Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Evercore ISI Group, there's an implied 4.68% upside for CenterPoint Energy Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan
Evercore ISI Group
Scotiabank
Barclays
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for CenterPoint Energy
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/22/2025 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro69% | $35 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2025 | Buy Now | 7.44% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $38 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 12.95% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | $37 → $41 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2025 | Buy Now | 10.19% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel63% | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 1.93% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella62% | $30 → $37 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | 15.7% | Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith68% | → $42 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro69% | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/17/2025 | Buy Now | -0.83% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | -0.83% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $34 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/11/2025 | Buy Now | 1.93% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | $36 → $37 | Upgrade | In-Line → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella62% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | -4.96% | Ladenburg Thalmann | Paul Fremont59% | → $34.5 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | -3.58% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel63% | $30 → $35 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | 1.93% | UBS | William Appicelli58% | $31 → $37 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2024 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro69% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel63% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $28 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro69% | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | B of A Securities | Ross Fowler62% | → $29 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2024 | Buy Now | -22.87% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $28 → $28 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2024 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel63% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $32 → $28 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $32 → $29 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -22.87% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $31 → $28 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -14.6% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -11.85% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | $33 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $29 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | -9.09% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2024 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2024 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Scotiabank | Andrew Weisel63% | $31 → $29 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Barclays | Nicholas Campanella62% | $28 → $29 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2024 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza69% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2024 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell62% | $30 → $29 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | $29 → $30 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2024 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont74% | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -25.62% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -25.62% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont74% | $28 → $27 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -11.85% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | -17.36% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $34 → $30 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | → $29 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2023 | Buy Now | -9.09% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker66% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont74% | → $28 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | -6.34% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $33 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell62% | → $33 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $30 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Mizuho | Anthony Crowdell62% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza69% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2023 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza69% | → $32 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/06/2023 | Buy Now | -17.36% | UBS | Ross Fowler62% | $33 → $30 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $28 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2023 | Buy Now | -6.34% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet67% | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2023 | Buy Now | -3.58% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | $30 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | -22.87% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $28 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2023 | Buy Now | -9.09% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker66% | → $33 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -17.36% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza69% | $31 → $32 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -20.11% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $27 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -25.62% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $33 → $27 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2022 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | $34 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2022 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $35 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2022 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $34 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2022 | Buy Now | -6.34% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2022 | Buy Now | -14.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $29 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | -11.85% | Keybanc | Sophie Karp59% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -9.09% | Barclays | Eric Beaumont74% | $36 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | 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 Morgan Stanley on May 22, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $34.00 expecting CNP to fall to within 12 months (a possible -6.34% 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 Morgan Stanley, and CenterPoint Energy maintained 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 May 22, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 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 maintained with a price target of $35.00 to $34.00. The current price CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is trading at is $36.30, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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