Wall Street Zen Downgrades SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) to Sell

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of SolarEdge Technologies from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. Glj Research reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of SolarEdge Technologies in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on SolarEdge Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. UBS Group upgraded SolarEdge Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $36.00 to $42.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on SolarEdge Technologies from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $39.20.

SolarEdge Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SEDG opened at $33.09 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a PE ratio of -7.35 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. SolarEdge Technologies has a twelve month low of $28.21 and a twelve month high of $81.25.

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $346.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $341.15 million. SolarEdge Technologies had a negative return on equity of 29.17% and a negative net margin of 20.29%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.81) earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that SolarEdge Technologies will post -1.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of SolarEdge Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $76,095,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of SolarEdge Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $55,514,000. Meitav Investment House Ltd. raised its position in shares of SolarEdge Technologies by 541.6% during the first quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 1,017,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $51,946,000 after acquiring an additional 858,954 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep NV bought a new position in shares of SolarEdge Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $13,848,000. Finally, AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc bought a new position in shares of SolarEdge Technologies during the first quarter worth about $17,009,000. 95.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting SolarEdge Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting SolarEdge Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: SolarEdge shares recently advanced despite a weaker overall market, suggesting some short-term buying interest. SolarEdge Technologies Increases Despite Market Slip
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s latest reported quarter showed improving fundamentals: revenue rose 19.6% year over year to $346.2 million and adjusted EPS of $0.05 exceeded analysts’ expectations. However, SolarEdge remains unprofitable, with analysts expecting a full-year loss.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities lowered its SolarEdge earnings forecasts across multiple periods. Estimates were reduced to losses of $0.34 per share for Q4 2026, $1.58 for full-year 2026, and $1.14 for full-year 2027, compared with previous forecasts of $0.20, $1.44, and $0.72, respectively. Quarterly 2027 estimates were also cut, including Q1 EPS to a $0.50 loss from a $0.36 loss and Q4 EPS to a $0.12 loss from a $0.04 loss. The revisions indicate expectations for a slower or more difficult return to profitability.
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP announced an investigation into potential claims on behalf of SolarEdge investors. Although the announcement did not provide specific allegations, the inquiry adds legal and reputational uncertainty for the company. Pomerantz Investor Alert

SolarEdge Technologies Company Profile

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: SEDG) develops technologies for generating, storing and managing solar energy. The company is best known for its power optimizer and inverter architecture, which is designed to improve energy harvesting from photovoltaic panels and provide monitoring and control at the module level.

Its product portfolio includes power optimizers, residential and commercial inverters, battery-storage systems, backup-power solutions, electric-vehicle charging equipment and energy-management software.