CMS Energy (CMS) Competitors

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is CMS or SRE 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
CMS Energy	13.35%	12.02%	2.90%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Does the media favor CMS or SRE?

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for CMS Energy and 22 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.07 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CMS Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sempra	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CMS or SRE?

CMS Energy currently has a consensus target price of $77.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.85%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $80.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Given Sempra's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than CMS Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CMS or SRE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMS Energy	$7.79B	2.83	$1.00B	$3.37	21.86
Sempra	$13.19B	3.67	$3.08B	$4.42	16.80

Is CMS or SRE a better dividend stock?

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CMS Energy pays out 64.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 58.4% 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. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMS or SRE?

CMS Energy received 76 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave CMS Energy an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CMS Energy	Outperform Votes 568 61.67%	Underperform Votes 353 38.33%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 492 60.29%	Underperform Votes 324 39.71%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CMS or SRE?

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CMS Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CMS or SRE?

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sempra beats CMS Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.