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Why the Market Dipped But Sunrun (RUN) Gained Today

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Sunrun (RUN - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $12.96, demonstrating a +1.97% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.41%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.36%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.89%.

Coming into today, shares of the solar energy products distributor had lost 2.53% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector lost 0.95%, while the S&P 500 gained 9.71%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Sunrun in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 6, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$0.05, signifying a 125.00% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $675.26 million, up 33.91% from the year-ago period.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $0.47 per share and a revenue of $3.14 billion, signifying shifts of -72.51% and +6.31%, respectively, from the last year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Sunrun. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 26.5% lower. Currently, Sunrun is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Sunrun is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 26.96. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 16.98 for its industry.

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 210, this industry ranks in the bottom 14% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.

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