Q1 Earnings Estimate for CMS Energy Issued By Zacks Research

CMS Energy Co. (NYSE:CMS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for CMS Energy in a research report issued on Monday, December 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CMS Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of CMS Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $76.00 price objective for the company. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $70.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of CMS Energy from $66.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CMS Energy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $70.21.

CMS Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CMS traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $67.50. The company had a trading volume of 2,913,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,264,815. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. CMS Energy has a twelve month low of $55.10 and a twelve month high of $72.40. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.41.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. CMS Energy had a net margin of 14.01% and a return on equity of 12.81%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.61 earnings per share.

CMS Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $0.515 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This is an increase from CMS Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.05%. CMS Energy's payout ratio is 58.86%.

Insider Activity at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, CAO Scott B. Mcintosh sold 936 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.50, for a total transaction of $64,116.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 24,417 shares in the company, valued at $1,672,564.50. The trade was a 3.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.17, for a total transaction of $136,340.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 64,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,415,439.07. The trade was a 3.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in CMS Energy by 171.9% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 435 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in CMS Energy in the third quarter valued at $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in CMS Energy by 431.3% in the second quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 712 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in CMS Energy in the second quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in CMS Energy by 206.1% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 701 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares in the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CMS Energy Company Profile

CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources.