CMS Energy Corporation $CMS Position Raised by Two Sigma Securities LLC

Two Sigma Securities LLC increased its position in CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) by 343.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 26,206 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,295 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC’s holdings in CMS Energy were worth $2,005,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Flputnam Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in CMS Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,832,000. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of CMS Energy by 8.4% in the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 21,130 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,616,000 after purchasing an additional 1,634 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust raised its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 7.1% during the second quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 11,377 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $870,000 after buying an additional 752 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 10.9% during the second quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 15,310 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,171,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mufg Securities Americas Inc. boosted its position in shares of CMS Energy by 9.7% during the second quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 9,305 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $712,000 after buying an additional 826 shares during the period. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:CMS opened at $68.21 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. CMS Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $67.90 and a 1-year high of $80.36.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. CMS Energy had a net margin of 11.64% and a return on equity of 10.76%. The business had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.170 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

CMS Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. CMS Energy’s payout ratio is 68.47%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CMS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $78.00 target price on CMS Energy in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of CMS Energy from $78.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of CMS Energy from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $80.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.69.

About CMS Energy

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.