CMS Energy Co. (NYSE:CMS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CMS Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CMS Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS.
CMS has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays raised CMS Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $68.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $81.00 target price (up from $77.00) on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, CMS Energy has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $77.25.
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CMS Energy Stock Performance
CMS stock opened at $71.50 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $21.39 billion, a PE ratio of 21.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The business has a 50 day moving average of $72.63 and a 200-day moving average of $69.82. CMS Energy has a 12-month low of $58.50 and a 12-month high of $76.45.
CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.32 billion. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 13.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share.
CMS Energy Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. CMS Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.39%.
Insider Buying and Selling at CMS Energy
In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,198 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total transaction of $161,794.78. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 69,571 shares in the company, valued at $5,121,121.31. This represents a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Laura Wright sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.84, for a total value of $174,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 38,790 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,709,093.60. This represents a 6.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 6,698 shares of company stock valued at $483,935. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of CMS Energy by 106.8% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 455 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in shares of CMS Energy by 285.5% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 451 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 334 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy in the first quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of CMS Energy by 2,900.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 720 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 696 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company's stock.
About CMS Energy
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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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