Zacks Research Weighs in on Canadian Solar Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CSIQ)

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Solar in a report released on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the solar energy provider will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Canadian Solar’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Solar’s FY2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on CSIQ. StockNews.com lowered Canadian Solar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Canadian Solar from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Roth Mkm lowered their target price on Canadian Solar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 26th. Glj Research lifted their price target on Canadian Solar from $9.10 to $12.28 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian Solar from $43.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.33.

Canadian Solar Stock Down 3.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ CSIQ opened at $16.17 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $14.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.98. Canadian Solar has a 52 week low of $11.41 and a 52 week high of $26.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.29.

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The solar energy provider reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. Canadian Solar had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 0.99%. The business’s revenue was down 30.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.39 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Solar

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Solar during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in Canadian Solar by 72.1% in the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 7,400 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Canadian Solar by 43.1% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 15,733 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 4,739 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Canadian Solar by 27.6% during the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 17,435 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 3,768 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Solar by 8.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 18,716 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.36% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Solar Company Profile

Canadian Solar Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides solar energy and battery energy storage products and solutions in in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, CSI Solar and Recurrent Energy. The CSI Solar segment designs, develops, and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power and battery storage products.