DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $152.1667.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on DTE. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of DTE Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on DTE Energy from $151.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded DTE Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $153.00 target price on shares of DTE Energy in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on DTE Energy from $144.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Institutional Trading of DTE Energy

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of DTE Energy by 227.4% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,729,226 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $352,016,000 after purchasing an additional 1,895,631 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in DTE Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $139,423,000. Cohen & Steers Inc. bought a new stake in DTE Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $125,604,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in DTE Energy by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,305,533 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,392,888,000 after buying an additional 766,499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in DTE Energy by 176.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,015,208 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $134,474,000 after buying an additional 648,007 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.06% of the company’s stock.

DTE Energy Stock Performance

Shares of DTE stock opened at $148.03 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.11. DTE Energy has a 12 month low of $123.69 and a 12 month high of $154.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.79 billion, a PE ratio of 21.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.43.

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The utilities provider reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $4.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.39 billion. DTE Energy had a net margin of 9.24% and a return on equity of 12.72%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.51 earnings per share. DTE Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.590-7.730 EPS. Analysts forecast that DTE Energy will post 7.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DTE Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.165 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $4.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. DTE Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.38%.

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.