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CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Q4 Earnings Miss, Beats On Revenues

Published 02/28/2017, 07:56 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) is a Houston, TX-based energy delivery company that provides electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and competitive natural gas sales and services operations. The company serves over 5 million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

Estimate Trend & Surprise History

Investors should note that the fourth quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 29 cents per share has remained stable over the last 7 days.

Coming to the earnings surprise, CenterPoint Energy has surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the last four quarters, resulting in a positive average surprise of 5.07%.

Zacks Rank: Currently, CenterPoint Energy has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below.

Earnings: CenterPoint missed earnings estimate. Our consensus called for fourth quarter EPS of 29 cents, and the company reported earnings of 26 cents per share.

Revenues: Revenues of $2,081 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,983 million.

Check back later for our full write up on this CenterPoint earnings report later!

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