CenterPoint Energy Reaffirms 2015 Earnings Guidance; Reveals 2016 Guidance

(RTTNews) - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) reaffirmed, on a consolidated basis, earnings guidance for 2015 to be in the range of $1.05 to $1.10 per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report profit per share of $1.06. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

CenterPoint Energy announced earnings guidance for 2016 to be in the range of $1.12 to $1.20 per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report profit per share of $1.10.

CenterPoint reiterated a target range of 4-6 percent earnings growth per annum through 2018. The company anticipates earnings per share contributions from Utility Operations and Midstream Investments of 7075 percent and 2530 percent, respectively.