Clearway Energy (CWEN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Clearway Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CWEN shares.
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3 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Clearway Energy's shares. Their CWEN share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $32.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 56.3% from the stock's current price.
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Clearway Energy's stock was trading at $31.87 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CWEN stock has decreased by 34.7% and is now trading at $20.80.
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Clearway Energy saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,570,000 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the August 31st total of 1,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 910,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $406 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.59 million. Clearway Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.00% and a net margin of 6.30%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($3.86) earnings per share.

Clearway Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.389 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.48%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 31st. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.38.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) stock in their portfolio include BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF (BKGI), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU), Aztlan Global Stock Selection DM SMID ETF (AZTD), TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ETF (RNWZ), Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF (VCLN), Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF (PUI), Fidelity Clean Energy ETF (FRNW) and ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES).

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.69%. CWEN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 219.72%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, CWEN will have a dividend payout ratio of 93.98% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Clearway Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CWEN."

Shares of CWEN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CWEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.80.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion and generates $1.19 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $582 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.71 on an earnings per share basis.

Clearway Energy's mailing address is 300 CARNEGIE CENTER SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ, 08540. The official website for the company is www.clearwayenergy.com. The company can be reached via phone at (609) 608-1525 or via email at investor.relations@clearwayenergy.com.