Saul Laureles Sells 942 Shares of Stem (NYSE:STEM) Stock

Stem, Inc. (NYSE:STEM) insider Saul Laureles sold 942 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.12, for a total value of $10,475.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $305,244. The trade was a 3.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Stem Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE STEM opened at $10.73 on Thursday. Stem, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.81 and a fifty-two week high of $32.23. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.97. The stock has a market cap of $90.02 million, a P/E ratio of -1.13 and a beta of 1.30.

Stem (NYSE:STEM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported ($1.85) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($1.96) by $0.11. The company had revenue of $47.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.05 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Stem, Inc. will post -0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stem

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Stem by 258.1% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Stem in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ bought a new position in shares of Stem in the third quarter valued at $55,000. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Stem in the fourth quarter valued at $125,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stem during the 4th quarter valued at $169,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.63% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on STEM. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Stem from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $12.00 target price (down from $18.00) on shares of Stem in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Stem from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $18.50.

Trending Headlines about Stem

Here are the key news stories impacting Stem this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarter showed a revenue and EPS beat plus a narrowed net loss and healthy GAAP/non‑GAAP gross margins — evidence of improving unit economics and a shift toward non‑hardware recurring revenue that supports growth expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry writeups highlight an AI‑driven demand case for storage and attractive margin profile (Seeking Alpha coverage argues hyper‑growth in ARR as electrification and AI increase energy demand). Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wider “STEM” education and research coverage (local STEM classrooms, MIT high‑school tutoring, OpenAI features for STEM learning) is increasing general sector interest but is not directly material to Stem, Inc.’s near‑term revenue. Examples: Pensacola classroom, MIT calculus tutoring, OpenAI ChatGPT STEM features. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling on March 10 is the clearest near‑term negative: CEO Arun Narayanan sold 5,145 shares (~28.4% reduction in his reported position) and multiple other insiders sold at the same ~$11.12 price — a signal that can spook investors and increase selling pressure. SEC filings for the trades are published. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades and lower price targets (UBS cut its target and a few shops have moved to sell/reduce) leave the consensus rating weak (MarketBeat shows a “Reduce” consensus), which can limit near‑term upside even amid improving fundamentals. Read More.

Stem Company Profile

Stem, Inc is a technology company specializing in AI-driven energy storage and optimization solutions for commercial, industrial and utility customers. The company delivers integrated hardware and software systems that enable clients to manage energy consumption, reduce peak demand charges and provide ancillary services to the power grid. By combining battery storage hardware with advanced machine-learning algorithms, Stem helps organizations align energy usage with cost-saving opportunities while supporting grid reliability and renewable integration.

At the core of Stem’s offering is its Athena software platform, which uses real-time data and predictive analytics to forecast energy needs and automatically dispatch stored energy when it is most valuable.