Maria Barak Sells 1,201 Shares of Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) Stock

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) CAO Maria Barak sold 1,201 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.80, for a total transaction of $21,377.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 87,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,553,459.40. The trade was a 1.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Sunrun Stock Performance

NASDAQ RUN opened at $18.30 on Friday. Sunrun Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.38 and a twelve month high of $22.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.67. The stock has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.64 and a beta of 2.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.00.

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The energy company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $724.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $601.15 million. Sunrun had a negative net margin of 106.50% and a positive return on equity of 19.34%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.37) earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sunrun Inc. will post -0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RUN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup upgraded Sunrun from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $11.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Guggenheim raised shares of Sunrun from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, November 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $19.00 price target on shares of Sunrun in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sunrun in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Sunrun from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.70.

Sunrun News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Sunrun this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sunrun and Hannon Armstrong (HASI) formed a $500 million joint venture to finance residential solar + storage deployments — targeting ~300 MW/~40,000 home power plants — which provides dedicated project capital and should accelerate deployments and unit growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Sunrun amended its credit arrangements to extend maturities to 2028, easing near‑term refinancing risk and improving liquidity while the company scales battery and distributed‑energy projects. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and feature coverage is increasingly constructive on improving cash flow and storage economics, which supports the bullish case but also invites volatility as investors re‑price growth vs. valuation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders sold shares this week (including Director Lynn Jurich — 50,000 shares — plus CEO, CFO, CRO, CAO smaller sales). Clustered insider selling can pressure sentiment and increase available float in the near term. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets flagged an intraday sell‑off / heightened volatility after the announcements, which likely capped upside despite the JV and credit relief. Read More.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunrun

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sycomore Asset Management acquired a new stake in Sunrun in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Sunrun in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Sunrun by 181.0% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,130 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 2,660 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Sunrun in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Resources Management Corp CT ADV lifted its holdings in Sunrun by 1,085.3% during the 3rd quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 2,252 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 2,062 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.69% of the company’s stock.

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.