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After finishing at $70.98 in the prior trading day, CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) closed at $71.84, up 1.21%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.2 million shares were traded. CMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $71.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.975.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CMS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.02.
On February 20, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $68 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’25 when Snyder Lauren Y sold 2,220 shares for $71.26 per share. The transaction valued at 158,199 led to the insider holds 13,512 shares of the business.
Snyder Lauren Y bought 2,221 shares of CMS for $162,200 on Sep 02 ’25. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, Hofmeister Brandon J., who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $73.62 each. As a result, the insider received 147,246 and left with 68,036 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMS now has a Market Capitalization of 21504258048 and an Enterprise Value of 39506259968. As of this moment, CMS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.928 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.828.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMS is 0.40, which has changed by 0.017131567 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMS has reached a high of $76.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.70%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2673970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 299.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 297.38M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.48% stake in the company. Shares short for CMS as of 1757894400 were 12593231 with a Short Ratio of 5.74, compared to 1755216000 on 11913420. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12593231 and a Short% of Float of 4.78.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CMS’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.115, compared to 2.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029797124. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.96.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) is underway, with the input of 9.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.02, with high estimates of $1.16 and low estimates of $0.96.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.6 and $3.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.59. EPS for the following year is $3.85, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $3.9 and $3.81.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $1.83B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.87B to a low estimate of $1.8B. As of . The current estimate, CMS Energy Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.74BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.03B. There is a high estimate of $2.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.75B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.51BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.18B and the low estimate is $8.06B.
