Roth Capital Boosts Earnings Estimates for Clearway Energy

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clearway Energy in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.77) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.89). 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.33) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.07) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $256.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.73 million. Clearway Energy had a return on equity of 2.28% and a net margin of 8.94%.

CWEN has been the subject of several other research reports. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 target price (up previously from $33.00) on shares of Clearway Energy in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered Clearway Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Clearway Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.17.

Clearway Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Clearway Energy stock opened at $27.31 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.14 and a 200 day moving average of $27.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.59 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.88. Clearway Energy has a 12 month low of $20.63 and a 12 month high of $30.92.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.4312 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This is an increase from Clearway Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. Clearway Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 165.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Clearway Energy news, Director Brian R. Ford sold 2,000 shares of Clearway Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.74, for a total transaction of $53,480.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 8,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $218,011.22. The trade was a 19.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Clearway Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CWEN. Mascoma Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy in the third quarter worth about $50,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Clearway Energy during the 3rd quarter worth about $71,000. Institutional investors own 84.53% of the company’s stock.

Clearway Energy Company Profile

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.