CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.540-3.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.590. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

CMS Energy Price Performance

NYSE CMS opened at $68.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.69, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $66.77 and a 200 day moving average of $67.85. CMS Energy has a one year low of $55.10 and a one year high of $72.40.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.01. CMS Energy had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 12.02%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CMS Energy will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

CMS Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from CMS Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 62.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on CMS. Mizuho downgraded CMS Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $76.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $69.00 target price on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $69.00 to $67.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on CMS Energy from $70.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, StockNews.com raised CMS Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $71.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.17, for a total transaction of $136,340.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 64,771 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,415,439.07. This represents a 3.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director John G. Russell sold 28,750 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.85, for a total transaction of $1,893,187.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 144,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,486,285.15. The trade was a 16.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 33,686 shares of company stock worth $2,228,084. 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.