CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.45 in relation to its previous close of 66.48. However, the company has experienced a 0.87% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-04 that Besides Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates for CMS Energy (CMS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended December 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) is above average at 18.95x. The 36-month beta value for CMS is also noteworthy at 0.37. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CMS is 296.88M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.91% of that float. The average trading volume of CMS on February 05, 2025 was 2.26M shares.
CMS’s Market Performance
CMS stock saw a decrease of 0.87% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.53% and a quarterly a decrease of -4.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.83% for CMS Energy Corporation (CMS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.17% for CMS stock, with a simple moving average of 0.94% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMS
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMS reach a price target of $76. The rating they have provided for CMS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 05th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Neutral” to CMS, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on October 15th of the previous year.
CMS Trading at -1.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.41%, as shares sank -0.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMS rose by +0.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.29. In addition, CMS Energy Corporation saw -0.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CMS starting from RUSSELL JOHN G, who sale 28,750 shares at the price of $65.85 back on Dec 19 ’24. After this action, RUSSELL JOHN G now owns 144,059 shares of CMS Energy Corporation, valued at $1,893,187 using the latest closing price.
Hofmeister Brandon J., the Senior Vice President of CMS Energy Corporation, sale 2,000 shares at $67.22 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Hofmeister Brandon J. is holding 63,197 shares at $134,443 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CMS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for CMS Energy Corporation stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 13.69, with 3.11 for asset returns.
Based on CMS Energy Corporation (CMS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.99. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.78 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
In summary, CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
