CMS Energy Co. (NYSE:CMS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CMS Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.22 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share.
CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.01. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 13.35%.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Scotiabank raised their price target on CMS Energy from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Bank of America upped their price objective on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Barclays raised CMS Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $68.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CMS Energy has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $75.36.
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CMS Energy Stock Performance
Shares of CMS stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $71.76. The stock had a trading volume of 3,467,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,268,111. The firm has a market cap of $21.44 billion, a PE ratio of 21.61, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.34. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $71.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.57. CMS Energy has a fifty-two week low of $56.61 and a fifty-two week high of $76.45.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CMS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,175,088 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,544,370,000 after buying an additional 316,011 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in CMS Energy by 32.4% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 14,256,949 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $950,227,000 after acquiring an additional 3,486,074 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 28.0% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,741,389 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $649,264,000 after purchasing an additional 2,131,269 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,608,680 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $505,869,000 after purchasing an additional 98,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of CMS Energy by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,986,489 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $199,049,000 after purchasing an additional 311,489 shares during the period. 93.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other CMS Energy news, CAO Scott B. Mcintosh sold 6,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.76, for a total transaction of $467,392.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 21,643 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,509,815.68. This trade represents a 23.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.77, for a total value of $147,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 71,931 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,306,349.87. This trade represents a 2.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,200 shares of company stock worth $789,532 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.
CMS Energy Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.02%. This is a boost from CMS Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. CMS Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.36%.
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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.
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