Clearway Energy (CWEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) is an independent power generation company that owns and operates a portfolio of renewable and conventional energy assets in the United States. The company’s operations are focused primarily on contracted electricity generation, with power and renewable energy sold under long-term agreements to utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and other counterparties.

Clearway’s renewable portfolio includes wind and solar generation facilities, while its conventional assets include natural gas-fired power plants and district energy systems. The company also owns investments in thermal infrastructure that provides services such as chilled water, steam and heating to customers in select markets. Its portfolio is geographically diversified across multiple regions of the U.S.

The company was formerly known as NRG Yield, Inc. and adopted the Clearway Energy name in 2018 following changes in ownership and branding. Clearway Energy is part of the broader Clearway platform, whose operating and development activities are conducted through Clearway Energy Group. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Craig Cornelius.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.67 to $30.25
• 50-Day Range: $29.14 to $34.53
• 52-Week Range: $28.57 to $41.74
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.45
• Dividend Yield: 6.34%
• Price Target: $43.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clearway Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clearway Energy scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Clearway Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Clearway Energy has a consensus price target of $43.44, representing about 44.9% upside from its current price of $29.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clearway Energy has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Clearway Energy are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.37) to $0.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clearway Energy is 39.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clearway Energy is 39.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.75.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clearway Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.75% of the float of Clearway Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clearway Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.88.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clearway Energy has recently decreased by 2.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Clearway Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Clearway Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Clearway Energy is 250.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Clearway Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 678.57% in the coming year. This indicates that Clearway Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Clearway Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Clearway Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for CWEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Clearway Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Clearway Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.53% of the stock of Clearway Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.53% of the stock of Clearway Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Renewable Electricity
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CWEN
• CIK: 1567683
• Web: investor.clearwayenergy.com
• Phone: (609) 608-1525
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 60
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Clearway Energy: $43.44
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $169 million
• Net Margins: 5.78%
• Pretax Margin: -9.49%
• Return on Equity: 1.60%
• Return on Assets: 0.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.55
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.31
• Cash Flow: $5.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: $28.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 205,270,000
• Free Float: 204,187,000
• Market Cap: $6.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88