CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $78.25.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $81.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on CMS Energy from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. KeyCorp raised their price target on CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of CMS Energy to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.47, for a total transaction of $289,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 64,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,656,849.73. The trade was a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CMS Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMS. HM Payson & Co. increased its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 65.6% during the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 356 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in CMS Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in CMS Energy by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 424 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in CMS Energy by 285.5% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 451 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 127.7% during the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 535 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

CMS stock opened at $70.11 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. CMS Energy has a twelve month low of $63.97 and a twelve month high of $76.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $72.55 and its 200-day moving average is $72.05. The company has a market cap of $21.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.47.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.07. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 12.62%.The business had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. CMS Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-3.870 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.600 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that CMS Energy will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th were issued a $0.5425 dividend. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.72%.

CMS Energy Company Profile

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is an energy company based in Jackson, Michigan, whose principal business is the regulated utility operations of its subsidiary, Consumers Energy. The company is primarily focused on providing electric and natural gas service to customers in Michigan, operating the generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure necessary to deliver energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in Jackson, CMS Energy conducts its core activities within the state and is regulated by state utility authorities.

Through Consumers Energy and related subsidiaries, CMS Energy develops, owns and operates a portfolio of generation assets and delivers a range of customer-facing services, including electricity and natural gas supply, grid management, energy efficiency programs and demand-response offerings.