Constellation Energy (CEG -3.14%) was among the losers this week as the deregulated utility was one of a number of stocks to get hit hard by the launch of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up that is reportedly able to achieve performance results similar to ChatGPT and Alphabet's Gemini, but at a much lower cost.The news caused investors to question the trajectory of the AI infrastructure because it made it seem like tech companies may be overspending.Constellation Energy fell 21% on Monday as a result. Howeve ...

Nuclear energy is emerging as a critical solution due to a surge in global energy demand and the push for cleaner alternatives. While solar, wind and hydrogen have merits, they struggle to fully replace fossil fuels due to scalability challenges. Nuclear power, on the other hand, offers a reliable, high-capacity solution that could bridge the supply-demand gap and drive the transition to a greener future.This growing importance of nuclear energy has also made it an attractive theme for investors seeking lon ...

Key TakeawaysNuclear power providers Vistra and Constellation Energy were the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Monday as investors questioned whether AI will require the huge amounts of computing power and electricity once expected. An open-source AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek has been found to perform nearly as well as models from American leaders like OpenAI and Google at a fraction of the cost.DeepSeek's success could force the U.S. AI industry to focus on improving efficiency, threaten ...

The nuclear energy sector is witnessing a surge in demand, driven by geopolitical tensions, rising energy consumption, and its critical role as a low-carbon energy solution. Adding further momentum is the Stargate Project, a $500 billion joint venture involving SoftBank (TYO: 9984), Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), and OpenAI,  aimed at transforming AI infrastructure in the U.S.As tech giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) turn to nuclear energy to meet the massive powe ...

Company Performance - Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG) closed at $347.44, reflecting a +0.35% change from the previous session, outperforming the S&P 500, which lost 0.29% [1] - Over the past month, CEG shares have gained 51.43%, while the Oils-Energy sector declined by 1.71% and the S&P 500 increased by 2.52% [1] Upcoming Earnings - The upcoming earnings release is anticipated, with expected EPS of $2.20, representing a 2100% increase from the prior-year quarter [2] - Revenue is projected at $5.51 billion, indicating a 4.87% decrease from the same quarter last year [2] Analyst Estimates - Recent modifications to analyst estimates are crucial, as they reflect near-term business trends and analysts' confidence in the company's profitability [3] - A 2.55% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has been noted over the past month, indicating positive sentiment [5] Zacks Rank and Valuation - Constellation Energy Corporation currently holds a Zacks Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which has historically delivered an average annual return of +25% since 1988 [5] - The company has a Forward P/E ratio of 36.95, significantly higher than its industry's Forward P/E of 17.78, and a PEG ratio of 1.85, compared to the industry average of 1.9 [6] Industry Context - The Alternative Energy - Other industry, part of the Oils-Energy sector, holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 51, placing it in the top 21% of over 250 industries [7] - Strong individual industry groups, as measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, tend to outperform weaker groups by a factor of 2 to 1 [7]

Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG) closed at $316.36 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.36% move from the prior day. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.78%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.51%.Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 40% over the past month, outpacing the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 3.79% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.14% in that time.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Constellat ...

Key TakeawaysOpenAI's latest model is a leap forward, but this and future iterations require enormous power and energy.Companies like Cheniere Energy, Vistra and Constellation Energy Corp. stand to gain from AI demand.Stock shares of these three companies have risen between 38.8% and 99.7% in the past six months.Last month, OpenAI unveiled its latest model, o3, which exceeded even their own expectations. By one benchmark—the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus for Artificial General Intelligence (ARC-AGI)—Open ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, January 14th:Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG) : This company which provides electric power, natural gas and energy management services to 2 million customers across the continental United States, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 2.5% over the last 60 days.Constellation Energy’s shares gained 3% over the last three m ...

Constellation Energy Corporation (CEG) and Calpine Corp. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which CEG will acquire Calpine in a cash and stock transaction valued at an equity purchase price of nearly $16.4 billion. It is composed of 50 million shares of CEG stock and $4.5 billion in cash, plus the assumption of nearly $12.7 billion of Calpine’s net debt.The net purchase price is $26.6 billion, which represents an attractive acquisition multiple of 7.9x 2026 EV/EBITDA after de ...

Momentum investing revolves around the idea of following a stock's recent trend in either direction. In the 'long' context, investors will be essentially be "buying high, but hoping to sell even higher." With this methodology, taking advantage of trends in a stock's price is key; once a stock establishes a course, it is more than likely to continue moving that way. The goal is that once a stock heads down a fixed path, it will lead to timely and profitable trades.Even though momentum is a popular stock char ...