Wall Street Zen Downgrades CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) to Sell

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

CMS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $81.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays cut their price target on CMS Energy from $82.00 to $74.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on CMS Energy from $77.00 to $74.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CMS Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.42.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

NYSE CMS traded down $0.34 on Friday, hitting $70.63. 3,946,569 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,216,377. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $71.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.15. CMS Energy has a 52-week low of $65.17 and a 52-week high of $76.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The company has a market capitalization of $21.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.49.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 12.62%.The business had revenue of $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-3.870 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.600 EPS. Equities analysts expect that CMS Energy will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 4,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.47, for a total transaction of $289,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 64,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,656,849.73. The trade was a 5.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CMS Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CMS. Bison Wealth LLC bought a new position in CMS Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $312,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of CMS Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $293,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $2,602,000 after buying an additional 3,367 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 22.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,788 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $510,000 after buying an additional 1,226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 25,243 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $1,896,000 after buying an additional 7,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Company Profile

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is an energy company based in Jackson, Michigan, whose principal business is the regulated utility operations of its subsidiary, Consumers Energy. The company is primarily focused on providing electric and natural gas service to customers in Michigan, operating the generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure necessary to deliver energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in Jackson, CMS Energy conducts its core activities within the state and is regulated by state utility authorities.

Through Consumers Energy and related subsidiaries, CMS Energy develops, owns and operates a portfolio of generation assets and delivers a range of customer-facing services, including electricity and natural gas supply, grid management, energy efficiency programs and demand-response offerings.