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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

CAPS Rating:
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Public utility holding company whose indirect wholly owned subsidiaries include: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, provides electric transmission and distribution services; and CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., owns gas distribution systems.

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Total Members

231 Outperforms
20 Underperforms
 

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67 Outperforms
3 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Hard Asset (1002), S&P 500 (499), Defensive (1457), Multi-Utilities (30), Growth (1902), Income (1401), Utilities (167), Mid Cap (610), Distressed (1597)
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $14.01
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:04 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $13.75
Daily Range: $13.80 - $14.17
52-Week Range: $8.66 - $14.90
Volume: 5,162,529
Market Cap: $5.47B
P/E Ratio: 13.75
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CNP VS S&P 500 (SPY)

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Top Bull Pitch

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

Avatar adoggsemipassive (96.05) Submitted: 3/18/08 11:28 AM

Another electric/gas play for the long term, this company is a good size too, not too big, but not too small. Not sure what happened around 2000 to cause such a large price drop, but it seems like they have recovered nicely.

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

Avatar ethan1234 (< 20) Submitted: 6/06/07 2:09 AM

Loads of debt, earnings aren't looking pretty in the future. I'm not entirely sure why other people are excited about this stock. I'd love someone to show me the light

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Avatar countylongford (87.13) Submitted: 12/19/09 5:26 PM : Outperform Start Price: $14.65 CNP Score: -1.17

midwest company. Electricial grid/utitity/ Natural gas Distribution. and 5% dividend

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Avatar havoc315 (98.49) Submitted: 10/29/09 11:01 AM : Outperform Start Price: $12.36 CNP Score: 12.00

Low P/E ratio, great dividend, and forecast growth. Good combination.

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Avatar MATTALANKANE (54.09) Submitted: 10/02/09 11:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.09 CNP Score: 11.71

best buy for a major utility....probably the best value in its sector

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Avatar Sace1683 (95.75) Submitted: 5/25/09 1:17 PM : Outperform Start Price: $9.59 CNP Score: 23.38

energy......dividend.....nuff said :)

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Avatar redclaymud (< 20) Submitted: 3/06/09 11:59 AM : Outperform Start Price: $8.61 CNP Score: 3.84

It's cheap enough, cash flow is good, dividend is good. It's a spark of hope at the end of a long tunnel.

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