Zacks Research Estimates DTE Energy’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:DTE)

DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of DTE Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $2.15 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.00. The consensus estimate for DTE Energy’s current full-year earnings is $7.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DTE Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.72 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

DTE has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on DTE Energy from $151.00 to $148.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $138.00 price target on shares of DTE Energy in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. UBS Group cut their price target on DTE Energy from $155.00 to $151.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of DTE Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of DTE Energy from $151.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $147.75.

DTE Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:DTE opened at $135.51 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $28.14 billion, a PE ratio of 20.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.49. DTE Energy has a one year low of $116.30 and a one year high of $143.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.15. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $132.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $135.88.

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The utilities provider reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.15. DTE Energy had a return on equity of 12.63% and a net margin of 9.34%.The company had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.22 EPS. DTE Energy has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.230 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.590-7.730 EPS.

DTE Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $1.165 dividend. This is a positive change from DTE Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.09. This represents a $4.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. DTE Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 69.97%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DTE Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DTE. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its holdings in shares of DTE Energy by 29.8% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 305 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH lifted its stake in shares of DTE Energy by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 4,525 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $599,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in shares of DTE Energy by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 11,354 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in DTE Energy by 2.0% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 3,738 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $529,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in DTE Energy by 1.4% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,451 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.06% of the company’s stock.

DTE Energy News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting DTE Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: DTE accepted contract conditions to power a major OpenAI/Oracle data center south of Ann Arbor — this supports incremental long‑term power demand and industrial/commercial revenue, and signals utility-scale load growth for the company. DTE data center power deal
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near‑term EPS estimates (notably Q3 2026 and Q3 2027 and Q2 2026), indicating some analyst upside to seasonal earnings quarters — this can support forward guidance credibility and investor confidence. Zacks estimate changes
• Neutral Sentiment: Overall Zacks’ outlook is mixed: while some quarterly estimates were raised, others were trimmed and full‑year forecasts were nudged slightly. The net effect is a modestly revised earnings trajectory rather than a large directional change. Zacks estimate changes
• Negative Sentiment: Customers have launched a petition seeking to ban credit/debit card payment fees for DTE customers — regulatory pressure or negative public sentiment could limit non‑regulated fee revenue and invite scrutiny from state regulators. Customer petition on card fees
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut several future quarter and some fiscal-year EPS estimates (including Q4 2026, Q1/Q2 2027 and slight trims to FY2026/FY2027), which could temper upside in near‑term reported earnings and weigh on sentiment if downward revisions continue. Zacks estimate changes

About DTE Energy

DTE Energy is an integrated energy company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that combines regulated utility operations with non-utility energy businesses. Its regulated subsidiaries operate electric and natural gas utility services that deliver generation, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company’s utility segment focuses on maintaining and upgrading energy delivery infrastructure, ensuring reliable service and meeting regulatory requirements in its service territory.

Beyond its regulated utilities, DTE Energy operates non-utility businesses that develop, own and operate power generation and energy-related projects.