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Residential solar energy company Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) will be reporting results tomorrow after market close. Here’s what you need to know.
Sunrun beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $523.9 million, down 11.2% year on year. It was a stunning quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ earnings estimates. It added 26,687 customers to reach a total of 984,000.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Sunrun’s revenue to be flat year on year at $564.9 million, improving from the 10.9% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted loss is expected to come in at -$0.22 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Sunrun has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates four times over the last two years.
Looking at Sunrun’s peers in the renewable energy segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 60.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.1%, and Generac reported revenues up 9.6%, topping estimates by 1%. American Superconductor traded up 4.3% following the results while Generac was also up 2.3%.
Read the full analysis of American Superconductor’s and Generac’s results on StockStory.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the renewable energy segment, with share prices up 2.7% on average over the last month. Sunrun is up 1.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $22.56 (compared to the current share price of $16.70).