Barclays cuts CenterPoint Energy target to USD 41.00 for stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BMO sees USD 0.49 for third-quarter earnings. CenterPoint Energy stock costs EUR 35.86 on October 20, 2026, down 2.37 percent versus Xetra close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Barclays lowered its CenterPoint Energy target from USD 44.00 to USD 41.00 on October 19, 2026.
BMO expects USD 0.49 earnings per share for the third quarter, with results scheduled for October 27, 2026.
CenterPoint Energy stock costs EUR 35.86 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:38 p.m. CEST, down 2.37 percent versus the Xetra close of EUR 36.73.
CenterPoint Energy has a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69 and a market capitalization of USD 26.5 billion.

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Barclays lowered its price target for CenterPoint Energy from USD 44.00 to USD 41.00 while keeping an Equal Weight rating in a report dated October 19, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. The cut gives investors a fresh benchmark ahead of the utility's next quarterly update. CenterPoint Energy stock was trading at EUR 35.86 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:38 p.m. CEST, down 2.37 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 36.73.

BMO sees USD 0.49 earnings

BMO Capital Markets lowered its target from USD 48.00 to USD 45.00 and retained an Outperform rating on October 19, 2026. The firm expects CenterPoint Energy to report USD 0.49 in earnings per share for the third quarter of 2026, with results scheduled for October 27, 2026, according to Investing.com.

Stock sits below its yearly high

The NYSE-listed stock's USD 36.37 to USD 45.26 52-week range puts the latest US quote near both ends of its annual span. The primary-exchange quote was USD 40.30 on October 20, 2026 at 1:41 p.m. ET, compared with USD 39.56 at the prior NYSE close. The euro quotation and the US quotation are separate venue observations. Trading volume in the US session stood at 1,935,799 shares at that timestamp.

What does the valuation imply?

CenterPoint Energy had a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69 and a market capitalization of USD 26.5 billion on October 20, 2026. Entergy traded at USD 105.33, up 1.47 percent from its prior close, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.00 and a market capitalization of USD 50.3 billion. NextEra Energy traded at USD 78.88, up 0.91 percent, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.68 and a market capitalization of USD 164.5 billion.

Comparison with peers

CenterPoint Energy: down 2.44 percent on the NYSE, price-to-earnings ratio 23.69, market capitalization USD 26.5 billion.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE, USD): up 1.47 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 27.00, market capitalization USD 50.3 billion.
NextEra Energy (NYSE, USD): up 0.91 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 17.68, market capitalization USD 164.5 billion.

Next date for investors

October 27, 2026 is the scheduled date for CenterPoint Energy's third-quarter results. The USD 0.49 earnings-per-share estimate cited by BMO provides the next measurable test for the company's valuation and the analyst targets.

CenterPoint Energy operates electric and natural gas businesses in the United States. Its current valuation sits between the two named utility peers, while the latest euro quote is below the October 19 Xetra close.