CMS Energy (CMS) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 31st. Analysts expect CMS Energy to post earnings of $0.63 per share and revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The utilities provider reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.05 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $2.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.06% and a net margin of 13.10%. The company’s revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.97 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect CMS Energy to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

CMS Energy Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CMS Energy stock opened at $72.93 on Thursday. CMS Energy has a fifty-two week low of $61.42 and a fifty-two week high of $76.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $70.20 and a 200 day moving average of $70.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.64, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.06.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be paid a $0.5425 dividend. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 8th. CMS Energy’s payout ratio is currently 64.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CMS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $71.00 price target on CMS Energy and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on CMS Energy from $78.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $81.00 target price (up previously from $77.00) on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on CMS Energy from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed a “peer perform” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, CMS Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,198 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total transaction of $161,794.78. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 69,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,121,121.31. This trade represents a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CMS Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $293,000. Bison Wealth LLC bought a new stake in CMS Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $312,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in CMS Energy by 22.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,788 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in CMS Energy by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 25,243 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after acquiring an additional 7,300 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in CMS Energy by 10.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 34,638 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,602,000 after buying an additional 3,367 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

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.