Roth Capital Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Clearway Energy

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Clearway Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.77) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.89). 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.07) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $256.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $299.73 million. Clearway Energy had a net margin of 8.94% and a return on equity of 2.28%.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Clearway Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $34.00 price target (up from $33.00) on shares of Clearway Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.17.

Clearway Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CWEN traded up $0.79 during trading on Thursday, hitting $28.07. 1,900,218 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 841,457. The company has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a PE ratio of 26.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.18 and a 200 day moving average of $27.52. Clearway Energy has a 52-week low of $20.63 and a 52-week high of $30.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.49.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.4312 dividend. This is an increase from Clearway Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.15%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Clearway Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 229.33%.

Insider Activity at Clearway Energy

In other Clearway Energy news, Director Brian R. Ford sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.74, for a total value of $53,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 8,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at $218,011.22. This represents a 19.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clearway Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Clearway Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Clearway Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Clearway Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Clearway Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Clearway Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $71,000. Institutional investors own 84.53% of the company's stock.

About Clearway Energy

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.