Benzinga · Sep 18, 2026
Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on CMS Energy, Lowers Price Target to $77
Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $79 to $77.

NYSE · CMS
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$62.95
Up+$0.18 (+0.29%)
Updated Sep 26, 2026, 1:50 PM
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Price performance
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
CMS closed at $62.95 after 20 trading sessions, down 7.71% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $62.72 | $63.15 | $62.38 | $62.95 | 3.89M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $63.33 | $63.50 | $62.76 | $62.77 | 5.03M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $64.04 | $64.04 | $62.93 | $63.15 | 4.02M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $64.66 | $65.01 | $64.19 | $64.27 | 4.45M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $65.38 | $65.41 | $64.415 | $64.70 | 2.81M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $65.86 | $65.86 | $65.14 | $65.34 | 5.83M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $66.25 | $66.57 | $65.79 | $66.20 | 3.25M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $66.34 | $66.645 | $65.67 | $65.99 | 2.05M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $66.80 | $66.92 | $65.745 | $65.92 | 2.97M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $67.51 | $67.80 | $66.585 | $66.82 | 3.03M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $68.11 | $68.365 | $66.995 | $67.15 | 2.79M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $68.42 | $68.73 | $67.67 | $67.68 | 2.99M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $68.71 | $68.95 | $67.905 | $68.17 | 2.48M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $68.28 | $69.36 | $68.28 | $68.79 | 3.11M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $68.23 | $69.14 | $68.23 | $68.46 | 3.16M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $68.31 | $68.71 | $68.13 | $68.59 | 3.21M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $67.75 | $68.245 | $67.19 | $68.06 | 2.8M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $68.46 | $68.70 | $67.57 | $67.96 | 2.75M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $67.76 | $68.34 | $67.47 | $68.06 | 3.45M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $68.76 | $68.93 | $67.94 | $68.21 | 2.18M |
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CMS Energy is an energy holding company with three principal businesses. Its regulated utility, Consumers Energy, provides regulated natural gas service to 1.8 million customers and electric service to 1.9 million customers in Michigan. NorthStar Clean Energy, formerly CMS Enterprises, is engaged in wholesale power generation, including contracted renewable energy. CMS sold EnerBank in October 2021.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Jefferies | Hold | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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Benzinga · Sep 18, 2026
Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $79 to $77.
Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026
Michigan's largest utility just signed hyperscale data center deals that could rewrite its earnings story, but a recent sell-off near 52-week lows is raising questions about whether the opportunity is real or already priced in.
Benzinga · Sep 10, 2026
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SeekingAlpha · Sep 8, 2026
CMS Energy is on track to become a Dividend Aristocrat, beat Q2 estimates, and trades 11% below fair value. Click for more on CMS stock.
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