Deeper Dive: Understanding CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) Through its Various Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The price of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) closed at $72.29 in the last session, down -1.57% from day before closing price of $73.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.38 million shares were traded. CMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.14.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at CMS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $77.

Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on February 20, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $75.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 21638961152 and an Enterprise Value of 39640961024. As of this moment, CMS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.945 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.875.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CMS is 0.41, which has changed by 0.03850019 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 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 -0.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.14%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, CMS traded on average about 2.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2044540 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 299.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 297.42M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.75% stake in the company. Shares short for CMS as of 1760486400 were 12501805 with a Short Ratio of 5.64, compared to 1757894400 on 12593231. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12501805 and a Short% of Float of 4.75.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for CMS is 2.14, which was 2.115 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028799018. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97.

Earnings Estimates

. The current assessment of CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) involves the perspectives of 11.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.01, 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

According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.81B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.87B to a low estimate of $1.78B. As of. The current estimate, CMS Energy Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.74BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.02B. There is a high estimate of $2.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.59B.

A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.51BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.91B and the low estimate is $8.06B.

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