CenterPoint Energy vs Entergy
CNP and ETR side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CNP and ETR compare
Entergy is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as CenterPoint Energy ($51.9B against $27.3B).
On earnings, CenterPoint Energy is cheaper: it trades at 23.5× trailing earnings, against 28.5× for Entergy.
Entergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus 7.8% for CenterPoint Energy).
Both pay dividends: CenterPoint Energy yields 2.2% and Entergy 1.7%.
CenterPoint Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Entergy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CNP | ETR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $27.3B | $51.9B |
| Share price | $41.19 | $111.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.1% | 15.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 55.1% | 110% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.42 |
| Employees | 3,712 | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.5× (better) | 28.5× |
| P/S | 2.8× (better) | 3.8× |
| P/B | 2.3× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2× (better) | 15.2× |
| PEG | 112.51 | 2.12 (better) |
| FCF yield | −10.4% | −5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $36.79 | $77.51 |
| Margin of safety | −12.0% (better) | −43.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% | 9.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 5.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 11.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.8% (better) | −3.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 2.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 100.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 24.4% (better) | 22.9% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | – |
| FCF margin | −28.8% | −22.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.02 | 1.90 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.61 (better) | 5.65 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× (better) | 2.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.15 (better) | 0.91 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.88 | 1.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% (better) | 1.7% |
| Payout ratio | 52.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 11 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 5.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | −2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | −0.87% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 98.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.30% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $40.7K (better) | −$10.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.5% | 3.6% |
Go deeper
- CNP stock overview
- CNP income statement
- CNP valuation and score
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
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