Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) Forecasted to Earn Q4 2025 Earnings of $0.76 Per Share

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Solar in a research report issued on Thursday, September 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the solar energy provider will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for Canadian Solar’s current full-year earnings is $0.15 per share.

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The solar energy provider reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. Canadian Solar had a return on equity of 0.99% and a net margin of 0.56%. Canadian Solar’s revenue for the quarter was down 30.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.39 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded Canadian Solar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Roth Mkm lowered their price objective on Canadian Solar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Canadian Solar from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Canadian Solar from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Canadian Solar from $43.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Canadian Solar has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.33.

Canadian Solar Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of CSIQ opened at $13.98 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $924.92 million, a P/E ratio of 4.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Canadian Solar has a 1 year low of $11.41 and a 1 year high of $28.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Solar

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Canadian Solar by 25.4% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,115,665 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $75,456,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037,800 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,575,683 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $41,330,000 after buying an additional 213,959 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS boosted its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 31.4% during the second quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 886,963 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $13,083,000 after buying an additional 211,820 shares during the last quarter. Robotti Robert boosted its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 92.5% during the first quarter. Robotti Robert now owns 315,476 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $6,234,000 after buying an additional 151,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Solar during the second quarter valued at $3,994,000. 52.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian Solar Company Profile

Canadian Solar Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides solar energy and battery energy storage products and solutions in in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, CSI Solar and Recurrent Energy. The CSI Solar segment designs, develops, and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power and battery storage products.