Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) Decreased by Zacks Research

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Solar in a research report issued on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the solar energy provider will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Canadian Solar’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Solar’s FY2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Glj Research raised their price objective on Canadian Solar from $9.10 to $12.28 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Solar from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. StockNews.com cut shares of Canadian Solar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on Canadian Solar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Canadian Solar from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.33.

Canadian Solar Stock Performance

Shares of CSIQ stock opened at $16.17 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 5.61, a P/E/G ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.98. Canadian Solar has a 52 week low of $11.41 and a 52 week high of $26.85.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.03. Canadian Solar had a return on equity of 0.99% and a net margin of 0.56%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 30.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Solar

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Solar in the 1st quarter worth approximately $989,000. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Canadian Solar by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,575,683 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $41,330,000 after purchasing an additional 213,959 shares during the period. D. Scott Neal Inc. bought a new position in Canadian Solar during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,898,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 25.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,115,665 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $75,456,000 after purchasing an additional 1,037,800 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Canadian Solar by 30.9% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 198,646 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $3,925,000 after acquiring an additional 46,888 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 52.36% of the company’s stock.

About Canadian Solar

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.