Does the media prefer AEP or CMS?

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 15 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for American Electric Power and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.05 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CMS Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer LNT or CMS?

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CMS Energy and 4 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alliant Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive CMS Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMS or AEE?

Ameren has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio CMS Energy $8.81B 2.43 $1.07B $3.33 20.53 Ameren $8.75B 3.36 $1.46B $5.68 18.68

Is CMS or AEE more profitable?

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat CMS Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CMS Energy 11.64% 10.76% 2.62% Ameren 17.86% 10.95% 3.00%

Does the media prefer CMS or AEE?

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameren and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CMS Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameren 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DTE or CMS?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio DTE Energy $16.47B 1.72 $1.46B $6.32 21.54 CMS Energy $8.81B 2.43 $1.07B $3.33 20.53

Is DTE or CMS more profitable?

CMS Energy has a net margin of 11.64% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 8.00%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.19% beat CMS Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DTE Energy 8.00% 12.19% 2.74% CMS Energy 11.64% 10.76% 2.62%

Does the media refer more to DTE or CMS?

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 18 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for DTE Energy and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat DTE Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DTE Energy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CMS Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CMS or DUK?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio CMS Energy $8.81B 2.43 $1.07B $3.33 20.53 Duke Energy $33.25B 2.82 $4.97B $6.66 18.08

Does the media refer more to CMS or DUK?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 42 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Duke Energy and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Duke Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CMS Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Duke Energy 20 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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CMS vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, DTE, and DUK

Should you buy CMS Energy stock or one of its competitors? CMS Energy's main competitors and comparable companies include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), DTE Energy (DTE), and Duke Energy (DUK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does CMS Energy compare to American Electric Power?

American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.78% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Electric Power	13.78%	9.95%	2.79%
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%

American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than CMS Energy. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Electric Power, 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
American Electric Power	$22.79B	2.98	$3.58B	$5.83	21.40
CMS Energy	$8.81B	2.43	$1.07B	$3.33	20.53

75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.80 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 3.3%. American Electric Power pays out 65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% 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. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $140.19, suggesting a potential upside of 12.37%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than American Electric Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Electric Power	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

In the previous week, American Electric Power had 15 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for American Electric Power and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.05 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Electric Power	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CMS Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

American Electric Power has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

American Electric Power beats CMS Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CMS Energy compare to Alliant Energy?

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.45% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.16% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	18.45%	11.16%	3.31%
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.49%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $81.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.47%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CMS Energy and 4 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CMS Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$4.43B	3.97	$810M	$3.16	21.47
CMS Energy	$8.81B	2.43	$1.07B	$3.33	20.53

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% 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.

Summary

Alliant Energy beats CMS Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CMS Energy compare to Ameren?

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

CMS Energy presently has a consensus price target of $81.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.47%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $121.42, indicating a potential upside of 14.45%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Ameren.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Ameren	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Ameren has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMS Energy	$8.81B	2.43	$1.07B	$3.33	20.53
Ameren	$8.75B	3.36	$1.46B	$5.68	18.68

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameren and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CMS Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameren	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%
Ameren	17.86%	10.95%	3.00%

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 52.8% 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. CMS Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Ameren has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameren beats CMS Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CMS Energy compare to DTE Energy?

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

DTE Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 18 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for DTE Energy and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat DTE Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DTE Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CMS Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. DTE Energy pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% 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. 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 currently has a consensus price target of $157.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. CMS Energy has a consensus price target of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given CMS Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than DTE Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DTE Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

CMS Energy has a net margin of 11.64% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 8.00%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.19% beat CMS Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DTE Energy	8.00%	12.19%	2.74%
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DTE Energy	$16.47B	1.72	$1.46B	$6.32	21.54
CMS Energy	$8.81B	2.43	$1.07B	$3.33	20.53

Summary

DTE Energy beats CMS Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CMS Energy compare to Duke Energy?

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

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Duke Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMS Energy	$8.81B	2.43	$1.07B	$3.33	20.53
Duke Energy	$33.25B	2.82	$4.97B	$6.66	18.08

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 42 more articles in the media than CMS Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Duke Energy and 5 mentions for CMS Energy. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Duke Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CMS Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Duke Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy pays out 65.2% 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. CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Duke Energy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Duke Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Duke Energy has a net margin of 15.78% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 11.64%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%
Duke Energy	15.78%	9.78%	2.67%

CMS Energy presently has a consensus price target of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $137.94, suggesting a potential upside of 14.58%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Duke Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Duke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Duke Energy beats CMS Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

CMS vs. The Competition

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Metric	CMS Energy	Multi Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$21.42B	$21.68B	$15.67B	$23.29B
Dividend Yield	3.33%	3.84%	4.03%	3.73%
P/E Ratio	20.51	26.41	24.86	28.75
Price / Sales	2.43	16.07	308.97	95.86
Price / Cash	8.73	11.13	18.72	33.53
Price / Book	2.21	1.90	2.20	4.76
Net Income	$1.07B	$269.64M	$701.43M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.45%	0.22%	0.33%	-0.84%
1 Month Performance	-3.85%	-1.97%	-1.32%	-2.18%
1 Year Performance	-3.55%	15.62%	9.71%	11.79%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CMS CMS Energy	4.5046 of 5 stars	$68.37 -0.6%	$81.00 +18.5%	-2.5%	$21.42B	$8.81B	20.51	8,350	Positive News Analyst Forecast
AEP American Electric Power	4.8326 of 5 stars	$122.43 +0.1%	$140.19 +14.5%	+16.6%	$66.59B	$21.88B	21.00	17,581	Positive News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
LNT Alliant Energy	4.4494 of 5 stars	$67.98 -0.1%	$77.00 +13.3%	+7.1%	$17.64B	$4.36B	21.51	2,948	Positive News
AEE Ameren	4.8566 of 5 stars	$106.19 +0.1%	$121.42 +14.3%	+6.9%	$29.38B	$8.80B	18.70	8,913	Positive News
DTE DTE Energy	4.8976 of 5 stars	$135.75 -0.1%	$157.00 +15.7%	+2.0%	$28.27B	$15.81B	21.48	9,650

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How does CMS Energy compare to American Electric Power?

Is AEP or CMS more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEP or CMS?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEP or CMS?

Is AEP or CMS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer AEP or CMS?

Does the media prefer AEP or CMS?

Which has more volatility & risk, AEP or CMS?

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Is LNT or CMS more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNT or CMS?

Do analysts recommend LNT or CMS?

Does the media prefer LNT or CMS?

Which has more risk & volatility, LNT or CMS?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LNT or CMS?

Is LNT or CMS a better dividend stock?

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How does CMS Energy compare to Ameren?

Do analysts recommend CMS or AEE?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMS or AEE?

Does the media prefer CMS or AEE?

Is CMS or AEE more profitable?

Is CMS or AEE a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, CMS or AEE?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMS or AEE?

Summary

How does CMS Energy compare to DTE Energy?

Which has more volatility and risk, DTE or CMS?

Does the media refer more to DTE or CMS?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DTE or CMS?

Is DTE or CMS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate DTE or CMS?

Is DTE or CMS more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DTE or CMS?

Summary

How does CMS Energy compare to Duke Energy?

Which has more risk and volatility, CMS or DUK?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMS or DUK?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CMS or DUK?

Does the media refer more to CMS or DUK?

Is CMS or DUK a better dividend stock?

Is CMS or DUK more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CMS or DUK?

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