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Sunrun (RUN) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

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Sunrun (RUN - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $8.33, moving -2.69% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.48%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.29%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.56%.

The stock of solar energy products distributor has fallen by 16% in the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 4.87% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.82%.

The upcoming earnings release of Sunrun will be of great interest to investors. In that report, analysts expect Sunrun to post earnings of $0.21 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 250%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $764.23 million, up 5.48% from the year-ago period.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $1.18 per share and a revenue of $3.07 billion, indicating changes of -30.99% and +3.85%, respectively, from the former year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Sunrun. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable 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 past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 5.03% upward. Right now, Sunrun possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In the context of valuation, Sunrun is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 7.24. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 11.76 for its industry.

The Solar industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 223, finds itself in the bottom 10% echelons 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.

Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.

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