Q1 Earnings Forecast for CMS Energy Issued By Zacks Research

CMS Energy Co. (NYSE:CMS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CMS Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CMS Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.81% and a net margin of 14.01%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.61 earnings per share.

CMS has been the subject of several other reports. Mizuho cut shares of CMS Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $76.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. StockNews.com cut CMS Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th. Bank of America lifted their price target on CMS Energy from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on CMS Energy in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $76.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on CMS Energy from $69.00 to $67.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $70.21.

CMS Energy Stock Down 1.1 %

CMS stock opened at $67.50 on Wednesday. CMS Energy has a 52 week low of $55.10 and a 52 week high of $72.40. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The company has a market cap of $20.17 billion, a PE ratio of 19.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CMS. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in CMS Energy by 171.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 435 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in CMS Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in CMS Energy by 431.3% during the 2nd quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 712 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in CMS Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 206.1% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 701 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In other news, CAO Scott B. Mcintosh sold 936 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.50, for a total transaction of $64,116.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 24,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,672,564.50. This trade represents a 3.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.17, for a total transaction of $136,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 64,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,415,439.07. This represents a 3.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $0.515 per share. This is a positive change from CMS Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.86%.

CMS Energy Company Profile

CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources.