Q3 Earnings Estimate for CMS Energy Issued By KeyCorp

Key Points

• KeyCorp has issued a Q3 2025 earnings estimate for CMS Energy, projecting earnings of $0.84 per share with an "Overweight" rating and a price target of $79.00.
• CMS Energy's recent earnings report showed a net margin of 12.76% and revenue growth of 14.4% year-over-year, totaling $1.84 billion for the quarter.
• The most recent quarterly dividend was set at $0.5425, resulting in an annual dividend yield of 2.9% and a payout ratio of 64.20%.

CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS - Free Report) - KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CMS Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Overweight" rating and a $79.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy's current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for CMS Energy's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.12 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $4.41 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.04. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 12.76%.The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. The company's revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.540-3.600 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of CMS Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $71.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Barclays raised their price target on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated a "peer perform" rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $78.00.

CMS Energy Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of CMS Energy stock opened at $75.31 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.28, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.00. CMS Energy has a one year low of $63.97 and a one year high of $76.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $72.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.68.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a $0.5425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. CMS Energy's dividend payout ratio is 64.20%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Lauren Y. Snyder sold 2,220 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total value of $158,197.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 13,512 shares in the company, valued at $962,865.12. The trade was a 14.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.62, for a total transaction of $147,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 68,036 shares in the company, valued at $5,008,810.32. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in CMS Energy by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,044,129 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,704,977,000 after buying an additional 702,713 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in CMS Energy by 16.1% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,554,877 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,243,438,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297,928 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in CMS Energy by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,020,765 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $553,440,000 after purchasing an additional 130,059 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in CMS Energy by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,483,585 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $336,762,000 after purchasing an additional 753,173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in CMS Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $238,951,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.57% of the company's stock.

CMS Energy Company Profile

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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