Q2 EPS Estimates for Clearway Energy Cut by Roth Capital

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Clearway Energy from $0.82 to $0.81, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $38.00.
• Clearway reported a Q2 earnings miss with EPS of $0.28, below the consensus expectation of $0.67, while revenue increased by 7.1% year-over-year.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.4456, yielding 5.6%, despite a high payout ratio of 273.85%.

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Clearway Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now expects that the company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.82. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clearway Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.39). Clearway Energy had a net margin of 5.31% and a return on equity of 1.37%. The company had revenue of $392.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $428.33 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.43 EPS. Clearway Energy's revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on CWEN. CIBC cut shares of Clearway Energy from a "sector outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $35.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Saturday, July 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Clearway Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of Clearway Energy from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Clearway Energy in a research report on Monday. They set an "in-line" rating and a $34.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Clearway Energy in a research report on Wednesday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $36.00 price objective for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Clearway Energy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $36.29.

Clearway Energy Trading Up 3.1%

CWEN opened at $31.94 on Thursday. Clearway Energy has a twelve month low of $24.40 and a twelve month high of $33.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $29.58 and a 200-day moving average of $30.11. The stock has a market cap of $6.46 billion, a PE ratio of 49.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.89.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.4456 dividend. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. This is a positive change from Clearway Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.44. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Clearway Energy's payout ratio is 273.85%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Clearway Energy in the first quarter valued at $280,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Clearway Energy by 75.8% during the first quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 25,225 shares of the company's stock valued at $764,000 after purchasing an additional 10,878 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Clearway Energy by 488.1% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 67,309 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,037,000 after purchasing an additional 55,863 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Clearway Energy during the first quarter valued at about $314,000. Finally, Wealthquest Corp bought a new position in shares of Clearway Energy during the first quarter valued at about $274,000. 84.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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