BMO Capital upgraded CenterPoint Energy (CNP) to Outperform from Market Perform with an unchanged price target of $42. The shares currently trade at an 8% premium to the group, modestly below peers with similar visible growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. BMO believes investors will continue to favor higher growth profiles but also companies with lower regulatory and political risk this year, like CenterPoint.
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