Q2 EPS Estimates for Clearway Energy Boosted by Roth Capital

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clearway Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.50. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.10). Clearway Energy had a return on equity of 2.28% and a net margin of 8.94%. The business had revenue of $256.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.73 million.

Several other research firms also recently commented on CWEN. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 price objective (up previously from $33.00) on shares of Clearway Energy in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com cut Clearway Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.86.

Clearway Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CWEN opened at $27.32 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $26.07 and its 200 day moving average is $27.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Clearway Energy has a 52 week low of $20.63 and a 52 week high of $30.92. The stock has a market cap of $5.52 billion, a PE ratio of 26.26, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clearway Energy

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of Clearway Energy by 23.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,000 after purchasing an additional 3,134 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Clearway Energy by 11.8% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc lifted its position in Clearway Energy by 8.7% during the third quarter. abrdn plc now owns 461,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,150,000 after buying an additional 37,100 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Clearway Energy by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 189,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,806,000 after buying an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, James Investment Research Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Clearway Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $230,000. 84.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Brian R. Ford sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.74, for a total value of $53,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 8,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $218,011.22. This trade represents a 19.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Clearway Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.4312 dividend. This is a positive change from Clearway Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.31%. Clearway Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 165.38%.

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.