CMS Energy (CMS) Competitors $69.30 -1.46 (-2.06%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.36 +0.06 (+0.09%) As of 05/22/2025 04:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMS vs. SRE, D, PCG, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, and NIShould you be buying CMS Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMS Energy include Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. CMS Energy vs. Sempra Dominion Energy PG&E Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy NiSource Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to SRE or CMS? In the previous week, CMS Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for CMS Energy and 17 mentions for Sempra. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Sempra's score of 1.27 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sempra 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CMS Energy 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04% CMS Energy 13.35%12.02%2.90% Do analysts rate SRE or CMS? Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $80.77, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57CMS Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is SRE or CMS a better dividend stock? Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Sempra pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 64.4% 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 22 consecutive years and CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSempra$13.35B3.75$3.08B$4.5516.85CMS Energy$7.79B2.66$1.00B$3.3720.56 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SRE or CMS? CMS Energy received 75 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.47% of users gave CMS Energy an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSempraOutperform Votes49360.34% Underperform Votes32439.66% CMS EnergyOutperform Votes56861.47% Underperform Votes35638.53% Which has more volatility and risk, SRE or CMS? Sempra has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySempra beats CMS Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CMS Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCMS EnergyElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.73B$20.60B$16.11B$19.30BDividend Yield3.04%3.20%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio20.8735.6820.2734.53Price / Sales2.6613.7421.9234.83Price / Cash9.408.4018.7117.51Price / Book2.432.032.114.69Net Income$1.00B$965.53M$661.92M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.07%-1.60%0.77%-2.43%1 Month Performance-6.06%0.15%2.59%6.27%1 Year Performance13.84%11.10%8.78%5.78% CMS Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMSCMS Energy4.6067 of 5 stars$69.30-2.1%$77.00+11.1%+12.1%$20.73B$7.79B20.879,070Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionSRESempra4.6967 of 5 stars$78.41+1.0%$80.77+3.0%-0.8%$51.12B$13.35B17.2715,400Positive NewsDDominion Energy2.8063 of 5 stars$56.18+0.7%$58.75+4.6%+4.1%$47.91B$14.90B20.8117,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPCGPG&E4.0807 of 5 stars$17.73-0.8%$20.71+16.8%-8.9%$47.44B$24.54B15.4226,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8573 of 5 stars$79.76+0.6%$88.81+11.3%+4.0%$39.80B$10.75B19.6012,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.3773 of 5 stars$105.33+1.0%$104.36-0.9%+7.5%$37.95B$15.77B20.1014,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group3.5284 of 5 stars$107.28+0.8%$107.13-0.1%+28.1%$34.24B$9.07B22.217,020Positive NewsInsider TradeDTEDTE Energy4.5346 of 5 stars$138.40+0.2%$140.31+1.4%+17.0%$28.72B$13.66B20.4410,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.247 of 5 stars$98.83+0.8%$101.80+3.0%+30.3%$26.71B$7.90B22.369,240Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCNPCenterPoint Energy3.6249 of 5 stars$37.65+0.3%$36.04-4.3%+23.5%$24.58B$8.94B23.6812,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.5793 of 5 stars$39.88+2.0%$41.50+4.1%+33.3%$18.77B$5.93B24.627,120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sempra Competitors Dominion Energy Competitors PG&E Competitors Public Service Enterprise Group Competitors Consolidated Edison Competitors WEC Energy Group Competitors DTE Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors CenterPoint Energy Competitors NiSource Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CMS) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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