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Sunrun (RUN) Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates
RUNSunrun(RUN) ZACKS·2025-02-28 00:25

Company Performance - Sunrun reported quarterly earnings of 1.41pershare,significantlybeatingtheZacksConsensusEstimateofalossof1.41 per share, significantly beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 0.27 per share, representing an earnings surprise of 622.22% [1] - The company posted revenues of 518.49millionforthequarterendedDecember2024,whichmissedtheZacksConsensusEstimateby3.70518.49 million for the quarter ended December 2024, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.70% and showed a slight increase from 516.59 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Sunrun has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times but has topped consensus revenue estimates only once [2] Stock Outlook - Sunrun shares have declined approximately 9.3% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the trends in earnings estimate revisions [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -0.32onrevenuesof0.32 on revenues of 510.26 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -0.80onrevenuesof0.80 on revenues of 2.3 billion [7] Industry Context - The solar industry, to which Sunrun belongs, is currently ranked in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact Sunrun's stock performance [5][8] - Canadian Solar, another company in the solar industry, is expected to report a quarterly loss of $0.21 per share, reflecting a significant year-over-year decline [9]