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$66.61 +0.85 (+1.29%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

CMS vs. SRE, PCG, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, and NI

Should you be buying CMS Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMS Energy include Sempra (SRE), PG&E (PCG), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry.

CMS Energy vs.

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sempra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sempra$12.92B4.26$3.08B$4.5419.12
CMS Energy$7.48B2.66$887M$3.5019.03

CMS Energy received 75 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.18% of users gave CMS Energy an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SempraOutperform Votes
484
60.50%
Underperform Votes
316
39.50%
CMS EnergyOutperform Votes
559
62.18%
Underperform Votes
340
37.82%

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 14.01%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.81% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04%
CMS Energy 14.01%12.81%3.09%

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sempra has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CMS Energy and 6 mentions for Sempra. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Sempra's score of 0.66 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sempra
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CMS Energy
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sempra presently has a consensus price target of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.52%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $70.36, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Sempra.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sempra
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
CMS Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Sempra has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CMS Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sempra and CMS Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CMS vs. The Competition

MetricCMS EnergyElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$19.90B$19.86B$13.59B$19.18B
Dividend Yield3.09%3.45%4.10%3.58%
P/E Ratio19.0319.6294.9541.22
Price / Sales2.662.1525.5017.58
Price / Cash9.398.4518.4921.28
Price / Book2.481.762.185.32
Net Income$887M$896.09M$629.73M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-1.05%-1.11%-1.91%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-3.74%-5.14%-2.55%-3.73%
1 Year Performance17.04%2.56%1.50%12.06%

CMS Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMS
CMS Energy
4.3657 of 5 stars
$66.61
+1.3%
$70.36
+5.6%
+16.7%$19.90B$7.48B19.038,356Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
SRE
Sempra
4.6611 of 5 stars
$89.43
+0.3%
$91.60
+2.4%
+18.7%$56.64B$12.92B19.6416,835
PCG
PG&E
4.2487 of 5 stars
$19.78
+0.2%
$23.10
+16.8%
+14.2%$51.73B$24.43B15.4328,010Analyst Forecast
D
Dominion Energy
3.7522 of 5 stars
$54.04
flat
$56.58
+4.7%
+13.7%$45.39B$14.39B18.9617,700
PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group
4.8403 of 5 stars
$86.62
-0.2%
$89.17
+2.9%
+40.1%$43.16B$11.24B21.3312,543
ED
Consolidated Edison
4.724 of 5 stars
$91.66
-1.1%
$99.96
+9.1%
+0.8%$31.75B$15.03B17.4614,592
WEC
WEC Energy Group
4.1105 of 5 stars
$95.70
0.0%
$96.91
+1.3%
+15.5%$30.27B$8.89B23.417,000Positive News
DTE
DTE Energy
4.7851 of 5 stars
$122.81
+2.2%
$134.31
+9.4%
+9.9%$25.43B$12.42B16.439,950Analyst Revision
AEE
Ameren
3.6727 of 5 stars
$89.60
-0.3%
$89.89
+0.3%
+23.9%$23.92B$7.50B21.149,372News Coverage
CNP
CenterPoint Energy
4.106 of 5 stars
$32.43
+1.5%
$31.27
-3.6%
+15.0%$21.14B$8.70B21.158,827Dividend Increase
NI
NiSource
4.4952 of 5 stars
$36.69
+0.4%
$37.50
+2.2%
+38.7%$17.13B$5.51B22.157,411

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This page (NYSE:CMS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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