FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) Shares Gap Up Following Analyst Upgrade

FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday after B. Riley Financial raised their price target on the stock from $8.00 to $13.00. The stock had previously closed at $15.50, but opened at $18.05. B. Riley Financial currently has a neutral rating on the stock. FuelCell Energy shares last traded at $19.5330, with a volume of 4,643,621 shares.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on FCEL. Jefferies Financial Group set a $7.20 price target on shares of FuelCell Energy and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of FuelCell Energy from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and issued a $16.00 target price (up from $9.00) on shares of FuelCell Energy in a report on Tuesday. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of FuelCell Energy in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of FuelCell Energy from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, FuelCell Energy presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $13.24.

Trending Headlines about FuelCell Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting FuelCell Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their price targets after the Q2 report, citing FuelCell Energy’s improving commercial momentum and AI-related demand, including a large data-center opportunity. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: The company said data centers now account for nearly 90% of its sales pipeline, and investors are reacting to the potential from a reported 4 GW pipeline tied to AI power demand. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: FuelCell Energy outlined plans to expand its Torrington facility toward 500 MW of capacity, supporting future production growth if demand materializes. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: B. Riley Financial increased its price target on FCEL to $13 from $8, but kept a neutral rating and still sees downside from the current share price. Article link
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 results were weak, with FuelCell Energy missing revenue estimates and reporting a wider-than-expected loss, which initially pressured the stock. Article link
• Negative Sentiment: Management also faced criticism for declining sales and a backlog that fell year over year, reinforcing concerns about execution despite the upbeat pipeline outlook. Article link

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FuelCell Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its position in FuelCell Energy by 31,021.5% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 147,516 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after buying an additional 147,042 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in FuelCell Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $944,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in FuelCell Energy by 1,173,840.0% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 234,788 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,716,000 after buying an additional 234,768 shares in the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new position in FuelCell Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,348,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in FuelCell Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $21,149,000. 42.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FuelCell Energy Trading Up 9.3%

The stock has a market capitalization of $897.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.44 and a beta of 2.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 7.96 and a quick ratio of 6.51. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.99.

FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The energy company reported ($0.52) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.68) by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $30.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $42.22 million. FuelCell Energy had a negative net margin of 107.51% and a negative return on equity of 17.76%. On average, research analysts anticipate that FuelCell Energy, Inc. will post -2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About FuelCell Energy

FuelCell Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: FCEL) is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures and operates turnkey molten carbonate fuel cell power plants. These stationary, on-site energy solutions generate electricity and heat through an electrochemical process that combines natural gas or biogas with oxygen, producing power with lower greenhouse gas emissions than traditional fossil fuel-based generation. The company’s fuel cell technology is engineered for continuous, baseload operation and can be integrated into microgrid architectures and industrial power systems to provide reliable, around-the-clock energy.

The company’s core product suite, marketed under the SureSource brand, encompasses both power generation and integrated carbon capture or hydrogen production capabilities.