Q3 Earnings Estimate for CMS Energy Issued By Zacks Research

CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CMS Energy in a report issued on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.86. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.17 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research restated a "peer perform" rating on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Monday. Bank of America boosted their price target on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on CMS Energy from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $77.00.

CMS Energy Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of CMS opened at $69.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $20.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.38. 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 has a 52 week low of $58.50 and a 52 week high of $76.45. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $70.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.27.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.02 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. CMS Energy had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 12.06%. CMS Energy's revenue for the quarter was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.97 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of CMS Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in CMS Energy by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 14,256,949 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $950,227,000 after purchasing an additional 3,486,074 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of CMS Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $171,798,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 28.0% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 9,741,389 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $649,264,000 after buying an additional 2,131,269 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of CMS Energy during the 1st quarter worth $106,745,000. Finally, Zimmer Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of CMS Energy during the 4th quarter worth $89,173,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.57% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,198 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total value of $161,794.78. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 69,571 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,121,121.31. This trade represents a 3.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th were given a dividend of $0.5425 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.13%. CMS Energy's dividend payout ratio is 64.39%.

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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