CenterPoint Energy, Inc.·Utilities

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CenterPoint Energy is rated a "Buy," driven by its robust Texas-focused growth pipeline and strong earnings outlook. CNP targets 7%-9% annual EPS growth through 2035, supported by rapid population gains, industrial demand, and a favorable regulatory environment. Despite ongoing equity issuance to fund a $65.5 billion cap-ex plan, CNP expects to deliver 8%-9% EPS growth and a 2.2% dividend yield.

Emergency exercise, building on CenterPoint's year-round emergency preparedness activities and drills, simulated a response to a major hurricane to strengthen future preparedness, coordination with local emergency agencies and first responders, as well as public and customer communications HOUSTON, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its overall emergency preparedness and response efforts, CenterPoint Energy conducted its annual full-scale emergency response exercise in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The emergency exercise, held at CenterPoint's Emergency Operations Center, simulated a Category 3 hurricane impacting the Greater Houston area and included more than 400 members of CenterPoint teams – from Electric and Gas Operations, Emergency Planning & Response, Customer, Communications and others – executing the company's emergency response plan.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced new data from a subgroup analysis showing that children with achondroplasia ≥5 years of age at enrollment treated with once-weekly TransCon CNP (navepegritide) in its pivotal ApproaCH Trial demonstrated significantly greater annualized growth velocity (AGV) compared to placebo at Week 52, and sustained these growth improvements through up to two years of treatment. The safety profile for this subgroup through up to two years of treatment was similar to the overall population, with a low rate of injection site reactions (ISRs, all mild), no symptomatic hypotension, and no acceleration of bone age. The data follow previously reported Week 104 results showing consistent improvements in growth and body proportionality in the overall population, and expand on data recently presented by M. Jennifer Abuzzahab, M.D. during PES 2026, the annual meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society.

CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP - Get Free Report) and Power Assets (OTCMKTS:HGKGY - Get Free Report) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Valuation and Earnings This table compares CenterPoint
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota; and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas and Louisiana through a third party. This segment also engages in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, and transportation and storage of natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 2.7 million metered customers; owned 239 substation sites with a total installed rated transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes; operated approximately 1,00,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains; and owned and operated 285 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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