Q4 EPS Estimates for Clearway Energy Lowered by Roth Capital

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Clearway Energy in a report released on Tuesday, November 4th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.48) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.20). Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clearway Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Clearway Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.95) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on CWEN. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Clearway Energy from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cibc World Mkts downgraded Clearway Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Clearway Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Clearway Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Clearway Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Clearway Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.71.

Clearway Energy Price Performance

Shares of Clearway Energy stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $34.85. The stock had a trading volume of 65,512 shares, compared to its average volume of 987,344. Clearway Energy has a fifty-two week low of $24.40 and a fifty-two week high of $35.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.92, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average of $30.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.56.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $1.68. The business had revenue of $429.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $427.72 million. Clearway Energy had a net margin of 20.07% and a return on equity of 4.96%. The business’s revenue was down 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Clearway Energy by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 16,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. grew its holdings in Clearway Energy by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 79,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,238,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. James Investment Research Inc. lifted its position in shares of Clearway Energy by 6.3% during the third quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 7,966 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Clearway Energy by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC now owns 26,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after buying an additional 516 shares during the period. Finally, CW Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Clearway Energy by 3.6% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 15,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. 84.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a $0.4528 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This is an increase from Clearway Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. Clearway Energy’s payout ratio is presently 76.07%.

Clearway Energy Company Profile

Clearway Energy, Inc operates in the renewable energy business in the United States. The company operates through Conventional and Renewables segments. It has approximately 6,000 net MW of installed wind, solar, and energy generation projects; and approximately 2,500 net MW of natural gas-fired generation facilities.