Q4 EPS Estimates for Clearway Energy Cut by Roth Capital

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Clearway Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.48) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.20). Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $39.00 target price on the stock. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.95) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $1.68. The firm had revenue of $429.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $427.72 million. Clearway Energy had a net margin of 20.07% and a return on equity of 4.96%. The firm’s revenue was down 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.31 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. CIBC raised their price target on shares of Clearway Energy from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Clearway Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Clearway Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Clearway Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $36.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Clearway Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.71.

Clearway Energy Price Performance

Shares of Clearway Energy stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $34.85. 65,512 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 987,344. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $30.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.93. Clearway Energy has a fifty-two week low of $24.40 and a fifty-two week high of $35.20.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.4528 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This is a positive change from Clearway Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%. Clearway Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 76.07%.

Institutional Trading of Clearway Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CWEN. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Clearway Energy by 1,116.7% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 429,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,757,000 after buying an additional 394,579 shares during the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Clearway Energy by 79.1% during the first quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 814,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,665,000 after purchasing an additional 359,876 shares during the last quarter. Northside Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Clearway Energy in the second quarter worth $8,847,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Clearway Energy during the third quarter valued at $6,473,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Clearway Energy by 325.3% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 245,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,747,000 after purchasing an additional 187,861 shares during the last quarter. 84.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.