Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Makes New Investment in CMS Energy Corporation $CMS

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 26,735 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,852,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in CMS Energy by 285.5% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 451 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 127.7% during the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 535 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Tobam boosted its position in shares of CMS Energy by 35.0% in the second quarter. Tobam now owns 559 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CMS Energy in the first quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of CMS Energy in the second quarter worth $58,000. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on CMS shares. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of CMS Energy to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on CMS Energy from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded CMS Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CMS Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.36.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CMS opened at $72.89 on Thursday. CMS Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $63.97 and a fifty-two week high of $76.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $73.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.42.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. CMS Energy had a net margin of 12.76% and a return on equity of 12.07%. The business had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.600 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CMS Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a $0.5425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. CMS Energy’s payout ratio is 62.72%.

Insider Activity at CMS Energy

In related news, SVP Lauren Y. Snyder sold 2,220 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total transaction of $158,197.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 13,512 shares in the company, valued at $962,865.12. This represents a 14.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.47, for a total value of $289,880.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 64,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,656,849.73. This represents a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.