Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Lowers Holdings in CMS Energy Corporation $CMS

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio reduced its holdings in shares of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) by 6.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 184,945 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 13,345 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned about 0.06% of CMS Energy worth $14,348,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CMS. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of CMS Energy by 84.4% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 343 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in CMS Energy in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in CMS Energy during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in CMS Energy during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank purchased a new stake in shares of CMS Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 3,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.31, for a total value of $222,930.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 67,111 shares in the company, valued at $4,987,018.41. This trade represents a 4.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

NYSE CMS opened at $74.83 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. CMS Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $68.64 and a 52-week high of $80.36. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $74.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.73. The firm has a market cap of $23.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.35.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.02. CMS Energy had a return on equity of 12.17% and a net margin of 12.55%.The firm had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.02 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.830-3.90 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.98%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on CMS shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Friday, June 5th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on CMS Energy from $81.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $80.00 price target on CMS Energy in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $78.00 price objective on CMS Energy in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded CMS Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CMS Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.33.

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.