CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)
Utilities · Regulated Electric · Data as of 2026-10-22
Bottom line
CNP is trading at a premium to its history, near its historical resistance zone, and recent volume suggests money flowing in. The picture is mixed, so it may be worth watching rather than acting on. Past patterns are not a guarantee of future results.
Valuation — Trading at a premium (Red)
CNP trades at 24× earnings, above its own 5-year average of 20× and roughly in line with similar utilities companies we track (21×, 31 peers). Investors are currently paying more per dollar of earnings than usual. On next year's expected earnings (11 analyst estimates), it trades at 22× — still above its historical average. Growth is slower than its 3-year pace, which deserves some caution. Its current multiple sits around the 62nd percentile of its own last five years — toward the high end of its own range.
Price zones — Near its historical resistance zone (Red)
At $41.20, the stock is close to the upper end of its recent range. Over the past year CNP has traded between $36.37 and $45.26; its historical support zone sits near $38.99 and resistance near $41.47. It is above one of its moving averages and below the other — a mixed trend picture.
52-week range $36.37–$45.26 · 50-day average $38.99 · 200-day average $41.47
Money flow — Money is flowing in (Green)
Recent trading in CNP shows more volume on rising days than falling days, a pattern often described as accumulation. Volume on up days has been about 1.1× volume on down days over the last 30 sessions.
Dividends & company facts
CNP paid $1.16 a share in dividends over the past year — 2.8% of today's price — and has raised it in each of the last five years.
- Dividend yield (12 months)
- 2.82%
- Paid over 12 months
- $1.16 a share
- Payout ratio
- 52.7%
- Shares, past year
- +1.8%
- Revenue, 12 months
- $9.6B
- Profit, 12 months
- $1.1B
- Employees
- 8,794
- CEO
- Jason Wells
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Listed since
- 1970 · NYSE
About the company
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding enterprise across the United States, primarily through its Electric and Natural Gas divisions. The Electric segment manages power generation assets, alongside the transmission and distribution networks that supply electricity to consumers, and actively participates in the wholesale power market.
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一句话结论
CNP 相对自身历史处于溢价水平，接近其历史阻力区，近期成交量显示资金正在流入。整体情况好坏参半，也许更适合先观察，而不是急于行动。过去的形态并不能保证未来的结果。
估值 — 相对自身历史处于溢价水平
CNP 目前的市盈率为 24×，高于其自身 5 年平均的 20×，并且大致持平于我们追踪的同类Utilities公司（21×，31 家）。投资者目前为每一美元盈利付出的价格高于以往。按明年的预期盈利计算（11 位分析师的预测），其市盈率为 22×，仍高于历史平均水平。增速已慢于其 3 年的平均步伐，这一点值得留意。它当前的估值倍数大约位于自身过去五年分布的第 62 百分位——处于自身区间的偏高位置。
价格区间 — 接近其历史阻力区
目前价格为 $41.20，接近其近期区间的上沿。过去一年 CNP 的价格在 $36.37 到 $45.26 之间波动；其历史支撑区在 $38.99 附近，阻力区在 $41.47 附近。它位于其中一条均线上方、另一条下方——趋势信号并不一致。
资金流向 — 资金正在流入
CNP 近期上涨日的成交量高于下跌日，这种形态常被称为吸筹。过去 30 个交易日，上涨日的成交量约为下跌日的 1.1×。
股息与公司概况
CNP 过去一年每股派息 1.16 美元，相当于当前股价的 2.8%，过去五年每年都有上调。
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