CMS Energy (CMS) Competitors

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
Sempra	22.63%	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)	2.57
CMS 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sempra	$13.35B	3.75	$3.08B	$4.55	16.85
CMS Energy	$7.79B	2.66	$1.00B	$3.37	20.56

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 493 60.34%	Underperform Votes 324 39.66%
CMS Energy	Outperform Votes 568 61.47%	Underperform Votes 356 38.53%

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.

Summary

Sempra beats CMS Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.