Analyst ratings
18 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 8 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $45.24.
NYSE: CNP · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Over the past week, Centerpoint Energy (CNP) logged about 21 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 15% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 44% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 8 of 18 analysts rating CNP a buy.
There is little buzz around CNP this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 44% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 44%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
18 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 8 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $45.24.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 29 points above the crowd average of 15%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 44% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 44-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Centerpoint Energy (CNP) buzz held moderate around 48.3 while the price drifted down 6.1% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 6.7M shares. Updated Sep 26, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CNP lost 4.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 33.4 and was variable, swinging between 19.1 and 48.3. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (8 / 10 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 15% |
| Avg price target | $45.24 |
| Most bullish source | News, 44% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 44 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 21 |
| Market cap | $24.25B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 22.2 · 17.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.66 · 0.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $9.62B · 12% margin |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Centerpoint Energy (CNP) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 15% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 21 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Centerpoint Energy (CNP) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 1 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Centerpoint Energy (CNP), averaging 15% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 44% bullish and X at 0%, a 44-point spread. On the professional side, 8 of 18 analysts rate CNP a buy.
Of the 18 analysts covering Centerpoint Energy (CNP), 8 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $45.24. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 15% bullish.
Centerpoint Energy (CNP)'s cross-source average is bearish at 15% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 0% bullish, News reads 44% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Centerpoint Energy (CNP) at 15% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 18 mentions (86% of total volume). X contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 15% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CNP's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 15% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CNP sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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