Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Has Lowered Expectations for Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) Stock Price

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) had its price objective decreased by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $19.00 to $16.00 in a report released on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the energy company’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price indicates a potential upside of 15.56% from the company’s previous close.

RUN has been the subject of several other research reports. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Sunrun in a research note on Monday, January 12th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Glj Research dropped their price target on shares of Sunrun from $6.73 to $4.63 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sunrun from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Sunrun from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Sunrun from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sunrun presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.08.

Sunrun Stock Performance

NASDAQ RUN opened at $13.85 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 2.37. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.75. Sunrun has a 1 year low of $5.38 and a 1 year high of $22.44.

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The energy company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.46. Sunrun had a net margin of 15.22% and a return on equity of 11.72%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $610.29 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.41 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 123.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Sunrun will post -0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sunrun

In related news, insider Jeanna Steele sold 76,478 shares of Sunrun stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.25, for a total transaction of $1,013,333.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 384,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,095,128.50. This trade represents a 16.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Mary Powell sold 193,002 shares of Sunrun stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.25, for a total transaction of $2,557,276.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 934,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,379,236.50. This represents a 17.12% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 873,485 shares of company stock valued at $12,937,840 over the last three months. 3.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sunrun by 1.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,193,170 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $418,300,000 after buying an additional 288,945 shares during the last quarter. PGGM Investments boosted its position in shares of Sunrun by 17.8% during the third quarter. PGGM Investments now owns 8,256,941 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $142,763,000 after buying an additional 1,249,683 shares during the last quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Sunrun by 95.6% during the second quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 8,132,648 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $66,525,000 after purchasing an additional 3,974,464 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Sunrun by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,868,199 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $107,975,000 after purchasing an additional 1,231,628 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Sunrun by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,663,239 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $104,220,000 after purchasing an additional 205,627 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.69% of the company’s stock.

Sunrun News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Sunrun this week:

• Positive Sentiment: IBD raised Sunrun’s Relative Strength (RS) score to 79 — a technical boost that can attract momentum buyers and algorithmic flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company announced Q1 2026 earnings release and conference call after the close on May 6, creating an explicit near-term catalyst for volatility and information flow. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst and media pieces are re-evaluating Sunrun’s strong Q4 results in the context of the renewable-energy sector — useful context but not an immediate stock driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies cut its price target from $22 to $15 and moved to a “hold” — a downgrade that reduces near-term upside expectations and can weigh on sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales by top executives were disclosed (CEO Mary Powell sold 193,002 shares; CFO Danny Abajian sold 132,953 shares; CRO Paul S. Dickson sold 127,673 shares). While filings say sales were to cover tax withholding on vested awards, the size and timing can create headline risk and selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Other insiders (Jeanna Steele, CAO Maria Barak) also sold shares to cover taxes; aggregated block sales amplify perceived insider liquidity and may concern some investors. Read More.

About Sunrun

Sunrun, Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) is a leading provider of residential solar energy systems in the United States. The company designs, installs and maintains rooftop solar panels and battery storage solutions for homeowners under flexible financing arrangements. Customers can choose from leasing, power purchase agreements or solar ownership models, all of which are supported by Sunrun’s network of installation partners and service technicians. Sunrun also offers integrated home energy management services, including its Brightbox battery storage product, which enables customers to store solar energy for use during peak hours or power outages.

Founded in 2007 by Lynn Jurich, Ed Fenster and Nat Kreamer, Sunrun is headquartered in San Francisco, California.