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Sunrun (RUN) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know

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Sunrun (RUN - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $12.74, demonstrating a -1.7% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.8%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.16%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.63%.

The stock of solar energy products distributor has risen by 4.52% in the past month, leading the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 0.61% and undershooting the S&P 500's gain of 8.11%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Sunrun in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on May 6, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.05, down 125% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $675.26 million, up 33.91% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $0.47 per share and revenue of $3.14 billion, which would represent changes of -72.51% and +6.31%, respectively, from the prior year.

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

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 33.25% lower. At present, Sunrun boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

From a valuation perspective, Sunrun is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 27.49. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 17.65, so one might conclude that Sunrun is trading at a premium comparatively.

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 211, which puts it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.

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