Clearway Energy Inc (NYSE: CWEN)’s stock price has decreased by -1.69 compared to its previous closing price of 27.75. However, the company has seen a 0.85% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-25 that The mean of analysts’ price targets for Clearway Energy (CWEN) points to a 27.6% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Is It Worth Investing in Clearway Energy Inc (NYSE: CWEN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Clearway Energy Inc (NYSE: CWEN) is 36.40x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CWEN is 0.90. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CWEN is 81.48M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.75% of that float. On February 28, 2025, CWEN’s average trading volume was 789.54K shares.
CWEN’s Market Performance
CWEN’s stock has seen a 0.85% increase for the week, with a 6.48% rise in the past month and a -3.77% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.58% for Clearway Energy Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.01% for CWEN’s stock, with a 0.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CWEN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CWEN stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for CWEN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CWEN in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $36 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CWEN reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for CWEN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 20th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to CWEN, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on July 31st of the previous year.
CWEN Trading at 4.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CWEN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.71%, as shares surge +6.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CWEN rose by +0.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.48. In addition, Clearway Energy Inc saw 4.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CWEN starting from Ford Brian R., who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $26.74 back on Dec 11 ’24. After this action, Ford Brian R. now owns 8,153 shares of Clearway Energy Inc, valued at $53,486 using the latest closing price.
Ford Brian R., the Officer of Clearway Energy Inc, proposed sale 1,000 shares at $27.80 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Ford Brian R. is holding shares at $27,795 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CWEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Clearway Energy Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 4.23, with 0.61 for asset returns.
Based on Clearway Energy Inc (CWEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.99. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Clearway Energy Inc (CWEN) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
