V Square Quantitative Management LLC Buys Shares of 10,829 CMS Energy Corporation $CMS

V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 10,829 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $757,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in CMS Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $645,000. Oak Thistle LLC lifted its position in CMS Energy by 506.2% during the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 52,685 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $3,684,000 after purchasing an additional 43,994 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust lifted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 11,056 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $773,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 84.4% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, Jmac Enterprises LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 41.7% in the 4th quarter. Jmac Enterprises LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. 93.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CMS Energy Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE CMS opened at $79.91 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. CMS Energy Corporation has a 52 week low of $67.71 and a 52 week high of $80.36. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $76.20 and its 200 day moving average is $73.60. The company has a market cap of $24.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.43.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.01. CMS Energy had a net margin of 12.54% and a return on equity of 12.09%. The company had revenue of $2.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.87 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.830-3.900 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

CMS Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This is a positive change from CMS Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.54. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. CMS Energy’s payout ratio is presently 64.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CMS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Williams Trading set a $80.00 price objective on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Monday, February 9th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (up from $79.00) on shares of CMS Energy in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of CMS Energy from $77.00 to $74.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CMS Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.54.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 4,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.23, for a total value of $312,920.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 70,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,528,514.10. The trade was a 5.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Scott B. Mcintosh sold 1,750 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.20, for a total transaction of $136,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 24,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,894,238.60. The trade was a 6.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 20,664 shares of company stock valued at $1,579,506 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

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.