CMS Energy (CMS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) is projected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.63 per share and revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $2.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.06% and a net margin of 13.10%. The firm's revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect CMS Energy to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

CMS Energy stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $72.84. 2,028,248 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,937,814. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.79 billion, a PE ratio of 21.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.38. CMS Energy has a fifty-two week low of $62.73 and a fifty-two week high of $76.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.06.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 8th. CMS Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.39%.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,198 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total transaction of $161,794.78. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 69,571 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,121,121.31. The trade was a 3.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of CMS Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in CMS Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $293,000. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in CMS Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $312,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in CMS Energy by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,788 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in CMS Energy by 40.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 25,243 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,896,000 after purchasing an additional 7,300 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in CMS Energy by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 34,638 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 3,367 shares during the period. 93.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Barclays increased their price target on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI increased their price target on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded CMS Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on CMS Energy from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $77.25.

About CMS Energy

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.