Roth Capital Has Negative View of Fluence Energy Q2 Earnings

Fluence Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLNC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fluence Energy in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.18) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.16). Roth Capital currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fluence Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Fluence Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by ($0.15). Fluence Energy had a negative net margin of 0.08% and a negative return on equity of 0.36%.

Several other research firms have also commented on FLNC. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Fluence Energy from $24.00 to $10.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Wolfe Research cut Fluence Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Fluence Energy from $23.00 to $10.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Baird R W lowered shares of Fluence Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of Fluence Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $20.00 to $8.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $14.64.

Fluence Energy Stock Performance

FLNC stock traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $7.36. 8,574,641 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,594,801. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Fluence Energy has a 52-week low of $6.05 and a 52-week high of $26.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -147.20 and a beta of 2.37. The stock's 50-day moving average is $13.98 and its 200 day moving average is $17.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in Fluence Energy by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. now owns 27,192 shares of the company's stock worth $432,000 after acquiring an additional 1,432 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Fluence Energy by 676.6% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,693 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,475 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. raised its holdings in shares of Fluence Energy by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. now owns 22,180 shares of the company's stock worth $352,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Fluence Energy by 45.3% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,821 shares of the company's stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 1,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in shares of Fluence Energy by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 108,296 shares of the company's stock worth $1,720,000 after buying an additional 1,671 shares during the period. 53.16% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Ahmed Pasha purchased 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $6.48 per share, for a total transaction of $100,440.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 24,703 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $160,075.44. This represents a 168.42 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Herman E. Bulls bought 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $6.53 per share, with a total value of $195,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 105,861 shares of the company's stock, valued at $691,272.33. This represents a 39.55 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 79,000 shares of company stock valued at $601,265 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

About Fluence Energy

Fluence Energy, Inc, through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence.