In the latest close session, Bloom Energy (BE) was down 1.65% at $239.38. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.38%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.29%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.62%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the developer of fuel cell systems had lost 13.34% lagged the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 1.03% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.61%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Bloom Energy in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 28, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.39, signifying a 290.00% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $766.88 million, indicating a 91.13% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.07 per share and revenue of $3.72 billion. These totals would mark changes of +172.37% and +83.86%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Bloom Energy. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 3.9% increase. As of now, Bloom Energy holds a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
From a valuation perspective, Bloom Energy is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 117.77. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 18.01 for its industry.
The Alternative Energy - Other industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 81, which puts it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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