FuelCell Energy (FCEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FuelCell Energy, Inc. develops and manufactures fuel cell platforms for distributed power generation, microgrids, and energy storage. Its systems generate electricity electrochemically from fuels such as natural gas, biogas, and hydrogen, with the potential for lower emissions than conventional combustion-based generation.

The company’s product portfolio includes carbonate fuel cell platforms, solid oxide fuel cell and electrolysis technologies, and solutions designed for hydrogen production, carbon capture, and long-duration energy storage. FuelCell Energy also provides project development, installation, operations, maintenance, and service support for its energy systems.

Founded in 1969 as Energy Research Corporation, the company adopted the FuelCell Energy name in 1999. Based in Danbury, Connecticut, FuelCell Energy serves utility, commercial, industrial, municipal, and other customers through projects in North America and international markets. Jason Few has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2019.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.20 to $18.54
• 50-Day Range: $14.40 to $23.62
• 52-Week Range: $5.71 to $37.88
• Volume: 7.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $21.80
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FuelCell Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FuelCell Energy scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 312th out of 651 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

FuelCell Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

FuelCell Energy has a consensus price target of $21.80, representing about 18.0% upside from its current price of $18.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FuelCell Energy has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FuelCell Energy are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.09) to ($0.96) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FuelCell Energy is -5.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FuelCell Energy is -5.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FuelCell Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

32.94% of the float of FuelCell Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FuelCell Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.23, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FuelCell Energy has recently increased by 23.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

FuelCell Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

FuelCell Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

FuelCell Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for FuelCell Energy this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for FCEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added FuelCell Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $175,105.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0119% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FuelCell Energy insiders have bought 243.96% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $246,880.00 in company stock and sold $71,775.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.46% of the stock of FuelCell Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.78% of the stock of FuelCell Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FCEL
• CIK: 886128
• Web: www.fuelcellenergy.com
• Phone: (203) 825-6000
• Fax: 203-798-2945
• Employees: 629
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FuelCell Energy: $21.80
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.43)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$187.90 million
• Net Margins: -113.60%
• Pretax Margin: -115.70%
• Return on Equity: -16.85%
• Return on Assets: -12.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 8.67
• Quick Ratio: 7.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $158.16 million
• Price / Sales: 9.34
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $12.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,950,000
• Free Float: 75,589,000
• Market Cap: $1.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.46