CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.560-3.600 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.590. The company issued revenue guidance of -. CMS Energy also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.800-3.870 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on CMS. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wall Street Zen raised CMS Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Barclays lifted their target price on CMS Energy from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed a “peer perform” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Monday, July 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $78.36.

CMS Energy Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:CMS opened at $72.30 on Thursday. CMS Energy has a 12-month low of $63.97 and a 12-month high of $76.45. The company has a market capitalization of $21.64 billion, a PE ratio of 21.39, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $72.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.04. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 12.76%.The company had revenue of $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. CMS Energy’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that CMS Energy will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be issued a $0.5425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. CMS Energy’s payout ratio is presently 64.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.62, for a total value of $147,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 68,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,008,810.32. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Lauren Y. Snyder sold 2,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total value of $158,197.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 13,512 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $962,865.12. This trade represents a 14.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CMS Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financial Advisors Network Inc. increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 14.7% in the second quarter. Financial Advisors Network Inc. now owns 4,688 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 601 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 8.3% in the second quarter. Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH now owns 13,113 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $908,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 22.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,788 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 1,226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 11.5% during the second quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 12,022 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares in the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.