CMS Energy Corporation

NYSE:CMS.PRC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.0b

CMS Energy Valuation

Is CMS.PRC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CMS.PRC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CMS.PRC ($19.49) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($19.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CMS.PRC is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CMS.PRC?

Key metric: As CMS.PRC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CMS.PRC. This is calculated by dividing CMS.PRC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CMS.PRC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.3x
EarningsUS$1.04b
Market CapUS$21.05b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CMS.PRC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CMS.PRC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.4x
CNP CenterPoint Energy
22.1x9.7%US$21.2b
NI NiSource
24.1x11.8%US$17.9b
AEE Ameren
22.4x9.6%US$25.2b
DTE DTE Energy
17.1x5.4%US$26.0b
CMS.PRC CMS Energy
20.3x8.0%US$21.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CMS.PRC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the peer average (21.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CMS.PRC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Integrated Utilities Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CMS.PRC 20.3xIndustry Avg. 17.7xNo. of Companies8PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CMS.PRC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CMS.PRC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CMS.PRC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.3x
Fair PE Ratio20.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CMS.PRC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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