CenterPoint Energy had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 68 to 71 Thursday — a welcome improvement, but still short of the 80 or higher score you look for.
IBD's proprietary rating identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price performance over the trailing 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history reveals that the best-performing stocks often have an 80 or better RS Rating in the early stages of their moves. See if CenterPoint Energy can continue to rebound and clear that threshold.
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CenterPoint Energy is not currently showing a potential buy point. See if the stock goes on to build a sound pattern that could kick off a new price move.
CenterPoint Energy showed -23% EPS growth last quarter, while sales growth came in at 0%.
The company earns the No. 12 rank among its peers in the Utility-Diversified industry group. NiSource, Chesapeake Utilities and PG&E are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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