CenterPoint Energy Earnings Estimate

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The next projected EPS of CenterPoint Energy is estimated to be 0.5471 with future projections ranging from a low of 0.38 to a high of 0.6. CenterPoint Energy's most recent 12-month trailing earnings per share (EPS TTM) is at 1.58. Please be aware that the consensus of earnings estimates for CenterPoint Energy is based on EPS before non-recurring items and includes expenses related to employee stock options.

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CenterPoint Energy is projected to generate 0.5471 in earnings per share on the 31st of March 2025. CenterPoint Energy earnings estimates show analyst consensus about projected CenterPoint Energy EPS (Earning Per Share). It derives the highest and the lowest estimates based on CenterPoint Energy's historical volatility. Many public companies, such as CenterPoint Energy, manage the perception of their earnings on a regular basis to make sure that analyst estimates are accurate. Future earnings calculations are also an essential input when attempting to value a firm.

CenterPoint Energy Revenue Breakdown by Earning Segment

By analyzing CenterPoint Energy's earnings estimates, investors can diagnose different trends across CenterPoint Energy's analyst sentiment over time as well as compare current estimates against different timeframes. As of 03/17/2025, Gross Profit is likely to grow to about (2.9 M). In addition to that, Pretax Profit Margin is likely to drop to 0.08

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CenterPoint Energy Earnings Estimation Breakdown

The calculation of CenterPoint Energy's earning per share is based on the data from the past 12 consecutive months, used for reporting the company's financial figures. The next projected EPS of CenterPoint Energy is estimated to be 0.5471 with the future projection ranging from a low of 0.38 to a high of 0.6. Please be aware that this consensus of annual earnings estimates for CenterPoint Energy is based on EPS before non-recurring items and includes expenses related to employee stock options.

Last Reported EPS

0.4

0.38

Lowest

Expected EPS

0.5471

0.60

Highest

CenterPoint Energy Earnings Projection Consensus

Suppose the current estimates of CenterPoint Energy's value are higher than the current market price of the CenterPoint Energy stock. In this case, investors may conclude that CenterPoint Energy is overpriced and will exhibit bullish sentiment. On the other hand, if the present value is lower than the stock price, analysts may conclude that the market undervalues the equity. These scenarios may suggest that the market is not as efficient as it should be at the estimation time, and CenterPoint Energy's stock will quickly adjusts to the new information provided by the consensus estimate.

Number of Analysts	Historical Accuracy	Last Reported EPS		Estimated EPS for 31st of March 2025	Current EPS (TTM)
18	94.26%	0.4		0.5471	1.58

CenterPoint Energy Earnings per Share Projection vs Actual

Actual Earning per Share of CenterPoint Energy refers to what the company shows during its earnings calls or quarterly reports. The Expected EPS is what analysts covering CenterPoint Energy predict the company's earnings will be in the future. The higher the earnings per share of CenterPoint Energy, the better is its profitability. While calculating the Earning per Share, we use the weighted ratio, as the number of shares outstanding can change over time.

CenterPoint Energy Estimated Months Earnings per Share

For an investor who is primarily interested in generating an income out of investing in entities such as CenterPoint Energy, the EPS ratio can tell if the company is intending to increase its current dividend. Although EPS is an essential tool for investors, it should not be used in isolation. EPS of CenterPoint Energy should always be considered in relation to other companies to make a more educated investment decision.

CenterPoint Quarterly Analyst Estimates and Surprise Metrics

Earnings surprises can significantly impact CenterPoint Energy's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.

Reported	Fiscal Date	Estimated EPS	Reported EPS	Surprise
2025-02-18	2024-12-31	0.4013	0.4	-0.0013	0
2024-10-28	2024-09-30	0.32	0.31	-0.01	3
2024-07-30	2024-06-30	0.32	0.36	0.04	12
2024-04-30	2024-03-31	0.53	0.55	0.02	3
2024-02-20	2023-12-31	0.32	0.32	0.0	0
2023-10-26	2023-09-30	0.35	0.4	0.05	14
2023-07-27	2023-06-30	0.27	0.28	0.01	3
2023-04-27	2023-03-31	0.47	0.5	0.03	6
2023-02-17	2022-12-31	0.29	0.28	-0.01	3
2022-11-01	2022-09-30	0.3	0.32	0.02	6
2022-08-02	2022-06-30	0.27	0.31	0.04	14
2022-05-03	2022-03-31	0.48	0.47	-0.01	2
2022-02-22	2021-12-31	0.28	0.36	0.08	28
2021-11-04	2021-09-30	0.28	0.33	0.05	17
2021-08-05	2021-06-30	0.25	0.36	0.11	44
2021-05-06	2021-03-31	0.53	0.59	0.06	11
2021-02-25	2020-12-31	0.2	0.29	0.09	45
2020-11-05	2020-09-30	0.3	0.34	0.04	13
2020-08-06	2020-06-30	0.21	0.21	0.0	0
2020-05-07	2020-03-31	0.44	0.65	0.21	47
2020-02-27	2019-12-31	0.36	0.45	0.09	25
2019-11-07	2019-09-30	0.43	0.53	0.1	23
2019-08-07	2019-06-30	0.31	0.35	0.04	12
2019-05-09	2019-03-31	0.54	0.46	-0.08	14
2019-02-28	2018-12-31	0.34	0.36	0.02	5
2018-11-08	2018-09-30	0.42	0.39	-0.03	7
2018-08-03	2018-06-30	0.32	0.3	-0.02	6
2018-05-04	2018-03-31	0.44	0.55	0.11	25
2018-02-22	2017-12-31	0.3	0.33	0.03	10
2017-11-03	2017-09-30	0.39	0.38	-0.01	2
2017-08-03	2017-06-30	0.22	0.29	0.07	31
2017-05-05	2017-03-31	0.34	0.37	0.03	8
2017-02-28	2016-12-31	0.28	0.26	-0.02	7
2016-11-04	2016-09-30	0.36	0.41	0.05	13
2016-08-05	2016-06-30	0.2	0.17	-0.03	15
2016-05-10	2016-03-31	0.31	0.32	0.01	3
2016-02-26	2015-12-31	0.23	0.27	0.04	17
2015-11-05	2015-09-30	0.3	0.34	0.04	13
2015-08-10	2015-06-30	0.19	0.19	0.0	0
2015-05-11	2015-03-31	0.33	0.3	-0.03	9
2015-02-26	2014-12-31	0.26	0.36	0.1	38
2014-11-05	2014-09-30	0.3	0.3	0.0	0
2014-08-06	2014-06-30	0.23	0.21	-0.02	8
2014-05-01	2014-03-31	0.31	0.27	-0.04	12
2014-02-26	2013-12-31	0.28	0.26	-0.02	7
2013-11-06	2013-09-30	0.35	0.33	-0.02	5
2013-08-01	2013-06-30	0.26	0.29	0.03	11
2013-05-02	2013-03-31	0.37	0.31	-0.06	16
2013-02-27	2012-12-31	0.21	0.28	0.07	33
2012-11-07	2012-09-30	0.33	0.4	0.07	21
2012-08-02	2012-06-30	0.25	0.27	0.02	8
2012-05-03	2012-03-31	0.33	0.33	0.0	0
2012-02-29	2011-12-31	0.19	0.27	0.08	42
2011-11-02	2011-09-30	0.29	0.37	0.08	27
2011-08-04	2011-06-30	0.23	0.24	0.01	4
2011-05-05	2011-03-31	0.33	0.34	0.01	3
2011-03-01	2010-12-31	0.29	0.21	-0.08	27
2010-10-28	2010-09-30	0.28	0.25	-0.03	10
2010-08-04	2010-06-30	0.22	0.2	-0.02	9
2010-05-05	2010-03-31	0.29	0.32	0.03	10
2010-02-26	2009-12-31	0.3	0.27	-0.03	10
2009-10-28	2009-09-30	0.31	0.31	0.0	0
2009-08-05	2009-06-30	0.23	0.24	0.01	4
2009-04-29	2009-03-31	0.31	0.19	-0.12	38
2009-02-25	2008-12-31	0.27	0.25	-0.02	7
2008-11-05	2008-09-30	0.21	0.39	0.18	85
2008-08-06	2008-06-30	0.21	0.3	0.09	42
2008-04-30	2008-03-31	0.39	0.36	-0.03	7
2008-02-28	2007-12-31	0.3	0.32	0.02	6
2007-11-02	2007-09-30	0.25	0.27	0.02	8
2007-08-02	2007-06-30	0.2	0.2	0.0	0
2007-05-04	2007-03-31	0.34	0.38	0.04	11
2007-02-28	2006-12-31	0.21	0.24	0.03	14
2006-11-02	2006-09-30	0.21	0.26	0.05	23
2006-08-03	2006-06-30	0.15	0.3	0.15	100
2006-05-04	2006-03-31	0.28	0.28	0.0	0
2006-02-28	2005-12-31	0.23	0.25	0.02	8
2005-11-03	2005-09-30	0.15	0.15	0.0	0
2005-08-08	2005-06-30	0.09	0.09	0.0	0
2005-04-29	2005-03-31	0.19	0.2	0.01	5
2005-03-08	2004-12-31	0.02	0.05	0.03	150
2004-08-06	2004-06-30	0.22	0.19	-0.03	13
2004-04-22	2004-03-31	0.12	0.24	0.12	100
2004-02-12	2003-12-31	0.19	0.48	0.29	152
2003-10-21	2003-09-30	0.31	0.6	0.29	93
2003-07-29	2003-06-30	0.12	0.27	0.15	125
2003-04-24	2003-03-31	0.19	0.27	0.08	42
2003-02-13	2002-12-31	-0.02	-0.03	-0.01	50
2002-10-17	2002-09-30	0.8	0.54	-0.26	32
2002-07-25	2002-06-30	0.51	0.79	0.28	54
2002-04-29	2002-03-31	0.47	0.76	0.29	61
2002-03-15	2001-12-31	0.32	0.19	-0.13	40
2001-10-26	2001-09-30	1.12	1.07	-0.05	4
2001-07-27	2001-06-30	0.77	0.84	0.07	9
2001-04-16	2001-03-31	0.65	0.72	0.07	10
2001-01-26	2000-12-31	0.32	0.25	-0.07	21
2000-10-25	2000-09-30	1.36	1.34	-0.02	1
2000-07-27	2000-06-30	0.56	0.76	0.2	35
2000-04-27	2000-03-31	0.38	0.47	0.09	23
2000-02-03	1999-12-31	0.31	0.34	0.03	9
1999-11-01	1999-09-30	0.99	0.99	0.0	0
1999-08-02	1999-06-30	0.47	0.43	-0.04	8
1999-05-03	1999-03-31	0.34	0.34	0.0	0
1999-01-28	1998-12-31	0.2	0.16	-0.04	20
1998-10-28	1998-09-30	0.88	0.96	0.08	9
1998-07-30	1998-06-30	0.49	0.74	0.25	51
1998-04-30	1998-03-31	0.26	0.32	0.06	23
1998-01-29	1997-12-31	0.14	0.14	0.0	0
1997-10-31	1997-09-30	0.92	0.93	0.01	1
1997-07-30	1997-06-30	0.54	0.52	-0.02	3
1997-05-05	1997-03-31	0.19	0.26	0.07	36
1997-01-24	1996-12-31	0.12	0.15	0.03	25
1996-10-25	1996-09-30	0.97	0.98	0.01	1
1996-07-29	1996-06-30	0.56	0.58	0.02	3
1996-04-30	1996-03-31	0.14	0.18	0.04	28

About CenterPoint Energy Earnings Estimate

The earnings estimate module is a useful tool to check what professional financial analysts are assuming about the future of CenterPoint Energy earnings. We show available consensus EPS estimates for the upcoming years and quarters. Investors can also examine how these consensus opinions have evolved historically. We show current CenterPoint Energy estimates, future projections, as well as estimates 1, 2, and three years ago. Investors can search for a specific entity to conduct investment planning and build diversified portfolios. Please note, earnings estimates provided by Macroaxis are the average expectations of expert analysts that we track. If a given stock such as CenterPoint Energy fails to match professional earnings estimates, it usually performs purely. Wall Street refers to that as a 'negative surprise.' If a company 'beats' future estimates, it's usually called an 'upside surprise.'

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	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Retained Earnings	1.6 B	1.7 B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	815.4 M	856.1 M
Earnings Yield	0.05	0.04
Price Earnings Ratio	20.03	21.03
Price Earnings To Growth Ratio	1.31	1.37

Pair Trading with CenterPoint Energy

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if CenterPoint Energy position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in CenterPoint Energy will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with CenterPoint Stock

0.66	D	Dominion Energy	Pair Corr
0.89	ED	Consolidated Edison	Pair Corr
0.8	ES	Eversource Energy	Pair Corr
0.71	HE	Hawaiian Electric	Pair Corr

Moving against CenterPoint Stock

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0.64	EIX	Edison International	Pair Corr
0.55	CMS-PC	CMS Energy	Pair Corr
0.39	GNE	Genie Energy	Pair Corr

The ability to find closely correlated positions to CenterPoint Energy could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace CenterPoint Energy when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back CenterPoint Energy - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling CenterPoint Energy to buy it.

The correlation of CenterPoint Energy is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as CenterPoint Energy moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if CenterPoint Energy moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for CenterPoint Energy can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.

Pair Correlation Correlation Matching

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