CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) Stock Analysis
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Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.31 — A.R:R is negative (-0.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5).
CMS Energy is a Michigan-focused holding company whose principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, provides electric service to 1.9 million customers and natural gas service to 1.8 million customers in Michigan's Lower Peninsula under MPSC regulation. Consolidated 2025 operating... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.31 — A.R:R is negative (-0.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About CMS Energy Corporation
CMS Energy Corporation generated $8.5 billion in consolidated operating revenue during 2025 through its Michigan-focused energy operations, with electric subsidiary Consumers Energy supplying customers via a generation mix of 41 percent natural gas, 20 percent coal, and the remainder renewables, hydro, and purchased power. Consumers serves 1.9 million electric customers and 1.8 million gas customers across Michigan's Lower Peninsula under MPSC and FERC jurisdiction.
Operating revenue divides across three segments: electric utility at $5.6 billion in 2025, gas utility at $2.5 billion, and NorthStar Clean Energy non-utility operations at $408 million. Rates for the regulated electric and gas businesses are set by the Michigan Public Service Commission under cost-of-service ratemaking and cannot be changed without regulatory authorization. Consumers' 2025 electric supply totaled 35,903 GWh, drawn from 5,940 MW of owned generation plus long-term power purchase agreements with future commitments estimated at $17.0 billion across 2026 through 2060. Firm gas transportation contracts with Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company and Trunkline Gas Company supply 34 percent of forecasted 2026 gas requirements, with the balance purchased through firm city-gate contracts. Michigan law caps alternative-supplier retail open access at 10 percent of Consumers' sales, a limit reached at year-end 2025.
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Consumers retired the D.E. Karn coal units totaling 515 MW in 2023 and obtained MPSC approval to retire J.H. Campbell, 1,407 MW of nameplate capacity, but the J.H. Campbell retirement is subject to temporary extensions under emergency orders from the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Under those orders Consumers supplied 3,608 GWh of the 7,320 GWh generated by the units in 2025 into MISO, yet no FERC-approved MISO Tariff currently exists for recovery of compliance costs, and continued operation is not contemplated in current MPSC rates. Consumers targets 60-percent renewable energy by 2035 and 100-percent clean energy by 2040, backed by planned additions of up to 9,000 MW of solar and 4,000 MW of wind.
See also: Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
From CMS Energy Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted May 16, 2026.
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- Risk Assessment Overview | 1.2% EPS miss reported for CMS Energy Corporation - CEO Statement - UBND thành phố Hải Phòng — UBND thành phố Hải Phòng negative
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $73.31 — A.R:R is negative (-0.7) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $70.87. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $75.11 (+2.5% upside). Prior stop was $70.87. Stop-loss: $70.87.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0.
CMS Energy Corporation trades at a P/E of 20.3 (forward 17.6). TrendMatrix value score: 5.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover CMS with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $81.
What does CMS Energy Corporation do?CMS Energy is a Michigan-focused holding company whose principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, provides electric...
CMS Energy is a Michigan-focused holding company whose principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, provides electric service to 1.9 million customers and natural gas service to 1.8 million customers in Michigan's Lower Peninsula under MPSC regulation. Consolidated 2025 operating revenue was $8.5 billion, with cost-of-service ratemaking driving cash flow across an electric utility, a gas utility, and NorthStar Clean Energy, an independent power producer.