CMS Energy Corporation $CMS Shares Purchased by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) by 32.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,290 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,446 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in CMS Energy were worth $2,512,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. HM Payson & Co. raised 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 valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in 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 buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Tobam boosted its position in CMS Energy by 35.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tobam now owns 559 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Capital A Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in CMS Energy by 2,870.0% during the 2nd quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 594 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of CMS Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $53,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

NYSE CMS opened at $69.82 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market cap of $21.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.18, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.49. CMS Energy Corporation has a twelve month low of $63.97 and a twelve month high of $76.45. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.10.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 12.62%.The company had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CMS Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th were given 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 was Friday, November 7th. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CMS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on CMS Energy from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of CMS Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on CMS Energy from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 4,000 shares of CMS Energy 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 64,259 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,656,849.73. The trade was a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CMS Energy 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.