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Travis Miller
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CMS Records Another Solid Quarter and Long-Term Growth Plan on Track

We are reaffirming our $40 fair value estimate and narrow-moat rating for CMS Energy after the company reported $1.93 per share of operating earnings in the first nine months of 2018, up 16% from the first nine months of 2017. Management raised its 2018 earnings per share guidance range to $2.31-$2.34, in line with our $2.33 estimate.
Favorable weather has added $0.20 per share in 2018, making year-over-year growth higher than we would expect on a normalized basis. The weather benefits should al...
Underlying
CMS Energy Corporation

CMS Energy is a holding company. The company has several subsidiaries, including: Consumers Energy Company, an electric and gas utility that serves individuals and businesses operating in the alternative energy, automotive, chemical, food, and metal products industries, as well as a group of other industries; CMS Enterprises Company, through its subsidiaries and equity investments, is engaged in domestic independent power production, including the development and operation of renewable generation, and the marketing of independent power production; and EnerBank USA, an industrial bank located in Utah that provides unsecured consumer installment loans, primarily for financing home improvements.

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Travis Miller

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