Q2 EPS Estimates for Clearway Energy Boosted by Roth Capital

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Clearway Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.60 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Clearway Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $34.00 price objective (up previously from $33.00) on shares of Clearway Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Clearway Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.71.

Clearway Energy Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE CWEN opened at $28.92 on Friday. Clearway Energy has a one year low of $23.29 and a one year high of $31.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.59. The company has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.85. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $28.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.53.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.28. Clearway Energy had a net margin of 8.94% and a return on equity of 2.28%. The firm had revenue of $298.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.02) earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clearway Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CWEN. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Clearway Energy during the third quarter worth $71,000. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its stake in Clearway Energy by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 14,007 shares of the company's stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares during the period. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in Clearway Energy by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC now owns 12,602 shares of the company's stock valued at $328,000 after acquiring an additional 886 shares during the period. Oak Thistle LLC increased its stake in Clearway Energy by 46.5% in the 4th quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 45,664 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 14,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $769,000. 84.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.4384 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.06%. This is an increase from Clearway Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. Clearway Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 229.33%.

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.

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