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Should Value Investors Buy CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Stock?

Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

One stock to keep an eye on is CenterPoint Energy (CNP). CNP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 14.12 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 15.24. CNP's Forward P/E has been as high as 17.52 and as low as 8.35, with a median of 15.93, all within the past year.

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Value investors also frequently use the P/S ratio. This metric is found by dividing a stock's price with the company's revenue. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. CNP has a P/S ratio of 0.91. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.82.

These are only a few of the key metrics included in CenterPoint Energy's strong Value grade, but they help show that the stock is likely undervalued right now. When factoring in the strength of its earnings outlook, CNP looks like an impressive value stock at the moment.


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