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Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) Stock Price Down 5.3% - What's Next?

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Shares of Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN - Get Free Report) dropped 5.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $7.11 and last traded at $7.10. Approximately 2,217,858 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 79% from the average daily volume of 10,690,466 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.50.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on RUN shares. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Sunrun from $11.00 to $9.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. BNP Paribas upgraded Sunrun from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $16.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays decreased their price target on Sunrun from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Sunrun from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $14.00 to $8.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Truist Financial restated a "hold" rating and set a $6.00 target price (down from $9.00) on shares of Sunrun in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Sunrun presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $14.92.

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Sunrun Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.01 and a beta of 2.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $6.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.23.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CRO Paul S. Dickson sold 19,343 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.74, for a total transaction of $130,371.82. Following the sale, the executive now owns 399,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,694,173.46. This represents a 4.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Lynn Michelle Jurich sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.10, for a total value of $455,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 941,753 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,569,952.30. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 138,540 shares of company stock worth $1,050,944. Company insiders own 3.77% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sunrun

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Sunrun during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in Sunrun by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,500 shares of the energy company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Sunrun during the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in Sunrun in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of Sunrun in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,000. 91.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Sunrun

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Sunrun Inc designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes.

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