Negative sentiment towards CMS reflected by a jump of 19.0% in short interest

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. CMS Energy Corporation shares valued at $158,199 were sold by Snyder Lauren Y on Sep 05 ’25. At $71.26 per share, Snyder Lauren Y sold 2,220 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13,512 shares worth approximately $0.97 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Snyder Lauren Y purchased 2,221 shares, netting a total of over 162,200 in proceeds.

Before that, Hofmeister Brandon J. had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $147,246, the Senior Vice President traded CMS Energy Corporation shares for $73.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $4.88 million.

As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on July 07, 2025, CMS Energy Corporation [CMS] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 23, 2025, Guggenheim has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for CMS. Earlier on November 05, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CMS stock.

Analyzing CMS Stock Performance

On last trading session, CMS Energy Corporation [NYSE: CMS] rose 0.63% to $71.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $70.93, but it reached a high of $71.77 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.18%. Over the course of the year, CMS Energy Corporation shares have jumped approximately 3.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $76.45 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $63.97 on 01/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for CMS Energy Corporation (CMS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 71.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 70.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 71.98. The next price resistance is at 72.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is CMS Energy Corporation subject to short interest?

Stocks of CMS Energy Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 2.4 million shares to 12.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 10.24 million shares. A jump of 19.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.45.

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In terms of CMS Energy Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.03% from the previous closing price of $71.22. Analysts anticipate CMS Energy Corporation stock to reach 83 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 71. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked CMS Energy Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 15, 2024, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $72.

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