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Here's Why Enphase Energy (ENPH) Fell More Than Broader Market

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Enphase Energy (ENPH - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $47.21, moving -1.28% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.46%.

The solar technology company's shares have seen a decrease of 31.96% over the last month, not keeping up with the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 9.23% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.4%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Enphase Energy in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.46, marking a 33.33% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $291.74 million, down 19.66% from the prior-year quarter.

Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $2.12 per share and revenue of $1.23 billion, indicating changes of -28.38% and -16.78%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Enphase Energy. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Enphase Energy is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, Enphase Energy is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 22.52. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.52, which means Enphase Energy is trading at no noticeable deviation to the group.

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 176, placing it within the bottom 28% of over 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.

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