Looking back on renewable energy stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH) and its peers.
Renewable energy companies are buoyed by the secular trend of green energy that is upending traditional power generation. Those who innovate and evolve with this dynamic market can win share while those who continue to rely on legacy technologies can see diminishing demand, which includes headwinds from increasing regulation against “dirty” energy. Additionally, these companies are at the whim of economic cycles, as interest rates can impact the willingness to invest in renewable energy projects.
The 17 renewable energy stocks we track reported a mixed Q4. As a group, revenues missed analysts’ consensus estimates by 4.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.6% above.
Amidst this news, share prices of the companies have had a rough stretch. On average, they are down 23.7% since the latest earnings results.
Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH)
The first company to successfully commercialize the solar micro-inverter, Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH) manufactures software-driven home energy products.
Enphase reported revenues of $382.7 million, up 26.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.6%. Overall, it was a satisfactory quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
The stock is down 21.5% since reporting and currently trades at $52.03.
Is now the time to buy Enphase? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Best Q4: Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE)
Working in stealth mode for eight years, Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) designs, manufactures, and markets solid oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation.
Bloom Energy reported revenues of $572.4 million, up 60.4% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 12.8%. The business had an incredible quarter with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
Bloom Energy pulled off the biggest analyst estimates beat, fastest revenue growth, and highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The stock is down 20.2% since reporting. It currently trades at $18.37.
Is now the time to buy Bloom Energy? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.
Weakest Q4: TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC)
Founded in 1968, TPI Composites (NASDAQ: TPIC) manufactures composite wind turbine blades and provides related precision molding and assembly systems.
TPI Composites reported revenues of $346.5 million, up 16.7% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 5%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
As expected, the stock is down 46.2% since the results and currently trades at $0.78.
Read our full analysis of TPI Composites’s results here.
Fluence Energy (NASDAQ: FLNC)
Pioneering the use of lithium-ion batteries for grid storage, Fluence (NASDAQ: FLNC) helps store renewable energy sources with battery systems.
Fluence Energy reported revenues of $186.8 million, down 48.7% year on year. This result lagged analysts' expectations by 50.5%. It was a disappointing quarter as it also logged full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
Fluence Energy had the weakest performance against analyst estimates, slowest revenue growth, and weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The stock is down 71.5% since reporting and currently trades at $3.73.
Read our full, actionable report on Fluence Energy here, it’s free.
American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC)
Founded in 1987, American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC) has shifted from superconductor research to developing power systems, adapting to changing energy grid needs and naval technology requirements.
American Superconductor reported revenues of $61.4 million, up 56% year on year. This print surpassed analysts’ expectations by 8.4%. It was an exceptional quarter as it also recorded a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
The stock is down 29% since reporting and currently trades at $18.18.
Read our full, actionable report on American Superconductor here, it’s free.
Market Update
Thanks to the Fed’s rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, inflation has been on a steady path downward, easing back toward that 2% sweet spot. Fortunately (miraculously to some), all this tightening didn’t send the economy tumbling into a recession, so here we are, cautiously celebrating a soft landing. The cherry on top? Recent rate cuts (half a point in September 2024, a quarter in November) have propped up markets, especially after Trump’s November win lit a fire under major indices and sent them to all-time highs. However, there’s still plenty to ponder — tariffs, corporate tax cuts, and what 2025 might hold for the economy.
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