Q1 Earnings Forecast for CMS Energy Issued By Zacks Research

CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for CMS Energy in a research report issued on Monday, September 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the utilities provider will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.13. The consensus estimate for CMS Energy’s current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on CMS. Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut CMS Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “outperform” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, CMS Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.25.

CMS Energy Stock Up 0.7%

CMS Energy stock opened at $71.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $21.47 billion, a PE ratio of 21.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.00. CMS Energy has a one year low of $63.97 and a one year high of $76.45. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $72.07 and a 200 day moving average of $71.80.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 12.76%.CMS Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.66 earnings per share. CMS Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.540-3.600 EPS.

Institutional Trading of CMS Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMS. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $312,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of CMS Energy by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 33,991 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,265,000 after purchasing an additional 2,440 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $336,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of CMS Energy by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 31,725 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,115,000 after purchasing an additional 6,003 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of CMS Energy by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 539,887 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $35,988,000 after purchasing an additional 60,684 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In related news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.62, for a total transaction of $147,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 68,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,008,810.32. This trade represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Lauren Y. Snyder sold 2,220 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total value of $158,197.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 13,512 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $962,865.12. This represents a 14.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were given a $0.5425 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.20%.

About CMS Energy

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.