Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for CMS Energy (CMS)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) recently:

• 7/29/2026 – CMS Energy was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/29/2026 – CMS Energy had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – CMS Energy had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $78.00 to $77.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – CMS Energy was downgraded by KeyCorp from “overweight” to “sector weight”.
• 7/20/2026 – CMS Energy had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $81.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – CMS Energy was given a new $78.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 7/16/2026 – CMS Energy had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $82.00 to $85.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – CMS Energy had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $79.00 to $81.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/5/2026 – CMS Energy was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong sell” to “sell”.
• 6/8/2026 – CMS Energy had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp. They now have a $83.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/5/2026 – CMS Energy had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 6/4/2026 – CMS Energy had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $82.00 to $81.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2026 – CMS Energy was downgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $74.00 price target on the stock, down from $88.00.

CMS Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 7th. CMS Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.98%.

Insider Transactions at CMS Energy

In other CMS Energy news, SVP Brandon J. Hofmeister sold 3,000 shares of CMS Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.31, for a total transaction of $222,930.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 67,111 shares in the company, valued at $4,987,018.41. The trade was a 4.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.