CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) is a publicly traded utilities-regulated electric business based in the US. It opened the day at $26.92 after a previous close of $26.7. During the day the price has varied from a low of $26.695 to a high of $27.16. The latest price was $26.85 (25 minute delay). CenterPoint Energy is listed on the NYSE and employs 8,986 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the CenterPoint Energy P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
CenterPoint Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, CenterPoint Energy shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, CenterPoint Energy's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the utilities-regulated electric industry or those of similar companies.
CenterPoint Energy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.3257. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CenterPoint Energy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider CenterPoint Energy's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
CenterPoint Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $2.8 billion (£2.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a CenterPoint Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like CenterPoint Energy.
CenterPoint Energy's total ESG risk: 29.93
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and CenterPoint Energy's overall score of 29.93 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 60th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like CenterPoint Energy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
To gain some more context, you can compare CenterPoint Energy's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.
CenterPoint Energy's environmental score: 9.4/100
CenterPoint Energy's social score: 7.48/100
CenterPoint Energy's governance score: 3.06/100
CenterPoint Energy's controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, CenterPoint Energy scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that CenterPoint Energy has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Wondering how that compares? Below are the controversy scores of similar companies.
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