Partners Group Holding AG Cuts Stock Holdings in CMS Energy Corporation $CMS

Partners Group Holding AG decreased its position in shares of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS) by 10.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 611,962 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 70,134 shares during the quarter. CMS Energy accounts for 2.0% of Partners Group Holding AG’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Partners Group Holding AG owned about 0.20% of CMS Energy worth $42,397,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sigma Planning Corp grew its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 0.4% during the first quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 32,045 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 4.5% during the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 3,360 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 1.3% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 11,233 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $844,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 0.7% during the second quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 23,495 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Croban grew its holdings in shares of CMS Energy by 1.2% during the second quarter. Croban now owns 14,056 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $974,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CMS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of CMS Energy to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of CMS Energy in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of CMS Energy from $76.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CMS Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.36.

Insider Buying and Selling at CMS Energy

In other news, SVP Lauren Y. Snyder sold 2,220 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.26, for a total transaction of $158,197.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 13,512 shares in the company, valued at $962,865.12. This trade represents a 14.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 2,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.62, for a total transaction of $147,240.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 68,036 shares in the company, valued at $5,008,810.32. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

CMS Energy Stock Performance

Shares of CMS stock opened at $72.52 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.71 billion, a PE ratio of 21.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $72.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.79. CMS Energy Corporation has a 52 week low of $63.97 and a 52 week high of $76.45.

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.83 billion. CMS Energy had a net margin of 12.76% and a return on equity of 12.07%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. CMS Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that CMS Energy Corporation will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.5425 per share. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.72%.

CMS Energy Profile

CMS Energy Corporation operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility; Gas Utility; and Enterprises. The Electric Utility segment is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources.