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The price of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) closed at $69.56 in the last session, down -1.17% from day before closing price of $70.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. CMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.35.
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 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.91.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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 Nov 03 ’25 when Hofmeister Brandon J. sold 4,000 shares for $72.47 per share. The transaction valued at 289,882 led to the insider holds 64,259 shares of the business.
Hofmeister Brandon J. bought 4,000 shares of CMS for $289,882 on Nov 03 ’25. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, Snyder Lauren Y, who serves as the Senior Vice President of the company, sold 2,220 shares for $71.26 each. As a result, the insider received 158,199 and left with 13,512 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 21168482304 and an Enterprise Value of 39674482688. As of this moment, CMS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.783 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.26.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMS is 0.47, which has changed by 0.081272125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -3.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.32%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CMS traded on average about 2.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1890110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 304.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 302.43M. Insiders hold about 0.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.29% stake in the company. Shares short for CMS as of 1765756800 were 12024262 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1763078400 on 11889699. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12024262 and a Short% of Float of 4.4799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CMS is 2.17, which was 2.143 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03044899. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.98.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 8.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.03, with high estimates of $1.17 and low estimates of $0.83.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.6 and $3.57 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 $3.88 and $3.84.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.12B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.16B to a low estimate of $2.04B. As of . The current estimate, CMS Energy Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.99BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.52B. There is a high estimate of $2.54B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.51B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.51BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.09B and the low estimate is $8.09B.
