Piper Jaffray has resumed coverage of a few smart grid stocks according to Street Insider.
Comverge (COMV) at Overweight and $12 price target. “We believe Comverge’s diversified demand response platform, and growing presence in the commercial & industrial (C&I) segment, will result in significant revenue growth over the next 2 years with a healthy profitability inflection point being reached in 2H11.” ===> Click Here For A Free Comverge Technical Analysis
PowerSecure International (POWR) posted results after the bell that were better than expectations. The company reported a Q2 EPS of $0.07, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.05 on revenues of $34.3 million, vs the estimate of $30.04 million. Sequentially, the EPS number was flat, but 75% above the year ago number while revenues were 36% above the year ago quarter. It marks the 4th consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth. Another solid … Read the rest
EnerNOC (ENOC) reported very strong earnings results this morning, but traders feel much of that is priced in already as the stock is off about 6% on heavy volume. Two analysts came out with opposing views.. ah that’s what makes a market eh? Hat tip to Street Insider for the analyst comments.
Needham & Company reiterated its Buy rating on EnerNOC (ENOC) and $37 price target. “The demand response space is proving to be fundamentally … Read the rest
Everyone expected emerging demand response leader EnerNOC (ENOC) to have a great quarter, but it was MUCH better than expected on the EPS side. While the company posted a revenue number that was about 5% below analyst expectations at $66.5 million, the EPS number of .17/share smashed the estimate of .03/share.
Several analyst rating changes to tell you about this morning. Hat tip to Street Insider for the analyst commentary.
Needham & Company reiterated a Buy on Echelon Corp (ELON), but lowered the price target from $11 to $10. “While uncertainty remains on the pace of uptake at utilities exploring AMI solutions as well as at current customers such as Duke, we continue to believe that Echelon has a solid technology offering that not only addresses … Read the rest
General Electric announced this morning that it has acquired SNC-Lavalin’s Energy Control Systems business as well as its network management and control software. Energy Control Systems’ software is used to improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric power grid, so this acquisition will enhance GE’s smart grid-related offerings.
In a Bob Gilligan, vice president–digital energy for GE Energy Services, commented on the acquisition:
“ECS software empowers everyone along the energy value chain to do … Read the rest
PowerSecure just announced that it has received $10 million worth of new orders for its Interactive Distributed Generation smart grid power systems and utility infrastructure projects. The contracts include a contract with a major retailer that will provide recurring revenue, along with contracts to install Interactive Distributed Generation systems in data centers, hospitals, municipal buildings, and manufacturing facilities.
$8 million of the new orders is for Interactive Distributed Generation systems, while the remaining $2 million … Read the rest
Comverge (COMV) reported results that were inline with analyst estimates on the EPS side and a bit above on the revenue side. The company reported a non GAAP EPS loss of .39/share on revenues of $17 million vs the analyst estimate of a .39/share loss on revenues of $15.80 million. For a company that expects to break even to post a bit of profit next year, it’s got its work cut out. On the revenue … Read the rest
Power-One (PWER) continues its tear over the past year with the stock vaulting 10-fold in that time. It’s not done yet. The stock is up over 15% in after hours trading after the company beat estimates by a wide margin, posting huge quarter over quarter growth once again. They reported a Q2 EPS of .17/share, .07 better than analyst estimates on revenues of $215 million which also beat analyst estimates ($186 million). That’s a 325% … Read the rest
American Superconductor (AMSC) reported Q2 results this morning with an EPS of $0.28, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate on revenues of $97.2 million, which beat estimates calling for $93.43 million. That represents a more than doubling of profits over the year ago quarter on revenues that were 32% higher than the year ago quarter. Gross margins increased 10% to 40% over the year ago quarter. Another strong quarter out of AMSC which makes … Read the rest
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