Q4 EPS Estimates for CMS Energy Decreased by Zacks Research

CMS Energy Co. (NYSE:CMS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CMS Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.22 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on CMS. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $69.00 price target on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of CMS Energy from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays upgraded CMS Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $68.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Bank of America raised their price objective on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CMS Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $75.36.

CMS Energy Stock Down 3.6 %

CMS opened at $72.81 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $21.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.93, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.34. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.43. CMS Energy has a 52 week low of $56.61 and a 52 week high of $76.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.01. CMS Energy had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 12.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CMS Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Smith Group Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CMS Energy during the fourth quarter worth $333,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in CMS Energy by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,133 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,342,000 after buying an additional 5,662 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in CMS Energy by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 76,560 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,103,000 after buying an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 49.9% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 26,808 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,787,000 after acquiring an additional 8,927 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hennessy Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 170,698 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $11,377,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CMS Energy

In related news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.77, for a total value of $147,540.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 71,931 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,306,349.87. This represents a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Scott B. Mcintosh sold 6,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.76, for a total value of $467,392.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 21,643 shares in the company, valued at $1,509,815.68. This trade represents a 23.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,200 shares of company stock worth $789,532. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th were given a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This is an increase from CMS Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 65.36%.

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.