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Sunrun (RUN) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

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Sunrun (RUN - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $9.65, demonstrating a -3.31% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.21%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.03%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.22%.

The solar energy products distributor's shares have seen a decrease of 25.96% over the last month, not keeping up with the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 5.56% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.7%.

The upcoming earnings release of Sunrun will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on August 5, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.08, down 92.52% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $722.86 million, indicating a 26.96% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.01 per share and revenue of $3.08 billion, which would represent changes of -40.94% and +4.14%, respectively, from the prior year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Sunrun should also be noted by investors. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 7.11% lower. Sunrun is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.

From a valuation perspective, Sunrun is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.86. This indicates a discount in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 18.12.

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 55, positioning it in the top 23% of all 250+ industries.

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

Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.

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