Zacks Research Predicts DTE Energy’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:DTE)

DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of DTE Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will earn $1.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.70. The consensus estimate for DTE Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DTE Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.23 billion. DTE Energy had a net margin of 9.34% and a return on equity of 12.63%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.22 earnings per share. DTE Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.230 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.590-7.730 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of DTE Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $144.00 price objective on DTE Energy in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded DTE Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, October 19th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on DTE Energy from $147.00 to $146.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on DTE Energy from $148.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.08.

DTE Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DTE opened at $129.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $137.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.53. DTE Energy has a 52 week low of $116.30 and a 52 week high of $143.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.49, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DTE. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in DTE Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of DTE Energy by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 208,818 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $27,470,000 after purchasing an additional 10,586 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of DTE Energy by 13,146.2% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 25,830 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,421,000 after purchasing an additional 25,635 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of DTE Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $912,000. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in DTE Energy by 5.2% during the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 70,033 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $9,277,000 after buying an additional 3,457 shares in the last quarter. 76.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

DTE Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $1.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This is a positive change from DTE Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.09. This represents a $4.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. DTE Energy’s payout ratio is 65.47%.

DTE Energy Company Profile

DTE Energy Company engages in the utility operations. The company's Electric segment generates, purchases, distributes, and sells electricity to various residential, commercial, and industrial customers in southeastern Michigan. It generates electricity through coal-fired plants, hydroelectric pumped storage, and nuclear plants, as well as wind and solar assets.