DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $147.75.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $138.00 target price on DTE Energy in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. 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 research note on Friday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of DTE Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $149.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of DTE Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of DTE Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Key DTE Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting DTE Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DTE accepted contract conditions to power a major OpenAI/Oracle data center south of Ann Arbor — this supports incremental long‑term power demand and industrial/commercial revenue, and signals utility-scale load growth for the company. DTE data center power deal
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near‑term EPS estimates (notably Q3 2026 and Q3 2027 and Q2 2026), indicating some analyst upside to seasonal earnings quarters — this can support forward guidance credibility and investor confidence. Zacks estimate changes
• Neutral Sentiment: Overall Zacks’ outlook is mixed: while some quarterly estimates were raised, others were trimmed and full‑year forecasts were nudged slightly. The net effect is a modestly revised earnings trajectory rather than a large directional change. Zacks estimate changes
• Negative Sentiment: Customers have launched a petition seeking to ban credit/debit card payment fees for DTE customers — regulatory pressure or negative public sentiment could limit non‑regulated fee revenue and invite scrutiny from state regulators. Customer petition on card fees
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut several future quarter and some fiscal-year EPS estimates (including Q4 2026, Q1/Q2 2027 and slight trims to FY2026/FY2027), which could temper upside in near‑term reported earnings and weigh on sentiment if downward revisions continue. Zacks estimate changes

DTE Energy Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of DTE opened at $135.51 on Friday. DTE Energy has a twelve month low of $116.30 and a twelve month high of $143.79. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $132.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.88. The company has a market cap of $28.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01.

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.23 billion. DTE Energy had a return on equity of 12.63% and a net margin of 9.34%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.22 EPS. 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. As a group, analysts expect that DTE Energy will post 7.18 EPS for the current year.

DTE Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $1.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This is a positive change from DTE Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.09. This represents a $4.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. DTE Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 69.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On DTE Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC boosted its stake in DTE Energy by 50.5% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 35,893 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $5,076,000 after buying an additional 12,045 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new position in shares of DTE Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $16,723,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in DTE Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $15,277,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of DTE Energy by 48.1% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 108,085 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $14,423,000 after acquiring an additional 35,113 shares during the period. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its holdings in DTE Energy by 49,181.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 54,210 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $7,667,000 after acquiring an additional 54,100 shares in the last quarter. 76.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About DTE Energy

DTE Energy is an integrated energy company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that combines regulated utility operations with non-utility energy businesses. Its regulated subsidiaries operate electric and natural gas utility services that deliver generation, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company’s utility segment focuses on maintaining and upgrading energy delivery infrastructure, ensuring reliable service and meeting regulatory requirements in its service territory.

Beyond its regulated utilities, DTE Energy operates non-utility businesses that develop, own and operate power generation and energy-related projects.