CMS Energy (CMS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRE or CMS?

CMS Energy received 75 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.88% of users gave CMS Energy an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 485 60.55%	Underperform Votes 316 39.45%
CMS Energy	Outperform Votes 560 61.88%	Underperform Votes 345 38.12%

Does the media favor SRE or CMS?

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for CMS Energy and 23 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.12 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sempra	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CMS Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SRE or CMS?

89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SRE or CMS?

Sempra currently has a consensus price target of $91.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.18%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $71.69, suggesting a potential upside of 1.01%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sempra is more favorable than CMS Energy.

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)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is SRE or CMS more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 13.35%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.02% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%
CMS Energy	13.35%	12.02%	2.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, SRE or CMS?

Sempra has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SRE or CMS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sempra	$16.72B	3.28	$3.08B	$4.54	19.10
CMS Energy	$7.52B	2.82	$1.00B	$3.32	21.38

Is SRE or CMS a better dividend stock?

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 $2.17 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 65.4% 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.

Summary

Sempra beats CMS Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.