CMS Energy (CMS) Competitors

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus price target of $76.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.97%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $80.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

CMS Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alliant Energy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.58% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Alliant Energy's return on equity.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. CMS Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CMS Energy and 7 mentions for Alliant Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Alliant Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Ameren's return on equity.

Ameren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CMS Energy. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMS Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren currently has a consensus target price of $117.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $80.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Ameren. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CMS Energy and 4 mentions for Ameren. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat CMS Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ameren has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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. Ameren has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

DTE Energy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

76.1% of DTE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CMS Energy has a net margin of 12.55% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 7.65%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.37% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

DTE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DTE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 7 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DTE Energy and 9 mentions for CMS Energy. DTE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat CMS Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that DTE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. DTE Energy pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. DTE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

DTE Energy presently has a consensus price target of $156.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.41%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $80.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.34%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than DTE Energy.

Duke Energy presently has a consensus target price of $139.07, indicating a potential upside of 13.42%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $80.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Given Duke Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than CMS Energy.

Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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. Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. Duke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMS Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Duke Energy has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.49% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 26 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Duke Energy and 9 mentions for CMS Energy. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CMS Energy's score of 0.83 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.