Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday,Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on ENPH. UBS Group set a $56.00 target price on Enphase Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Enphase Energy from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $30.00 price objective on Enphase Energy in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Enphase Energy from $35.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of Enphase Energy from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.11.

Enphase Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ENPH opened at $27.93 on Friday. Enphase Energy has a fifty-two week low of $23.83 and a fifty-two week high of $73.74. The company has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a PE ratio of 41.69 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.95 and a current ratio of 4.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.92.

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $293.33 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $304.59 million. Enphase Energy had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 9.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.90 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Enphase Energy will post 0.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $26.75 per share, for a total transaction of $267,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,655,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,288,156. The trade was a 0.61% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard Mora sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.36, for a total transaction of $60,540.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $420,631.92. This trade represents a 12.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Enphase Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ENPH. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in shares of Enphase Energy by 154.9% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 2,111,158 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $103,953,000 after buying an additional 1,283,052 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enphase Energy in the second quarter valued at about $6,766,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Enphase Energy in the second quarter worth about $19,333,000. SIR Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Enphase Energy in the second quarter worth about $10,858,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Enphase Energy in the second quarter worth about $43,921,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.12% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Enphase Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Enphase Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman purchased 10,000 Enphase shares at an average price of $26.75, investing approximately $267,500. The transaction increased his position by 0.61% and may be viewed as a sign of management confidence after the stock’s recent weakness. SEC insider transaction filing
• Positive Sentiment: Trading activity showed elevated demand for bullish call options, with 28,915 contracts purchased—about 33% above average call volume—suggesting some traders are positioning for a further recovery.
• Positive Sentiment: Solar stocks broadly rebounded, with Enphase among the strongest performers after suffering a sharp earnings-related decline the prior week. The sector-wide move provided a favorable backdrop for ENPH. Solar stocks rebound article
• Neutral Sentiment: Some Wall Street analysts continue to see potential in Enphase, helping counter recent sell ratings and price-target reductions. However, investor sentiment remains highly sensitive to guidance and demand trends. Why Enphase Energy stock bounced back
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed Enphase’s price targets and fiscal 2026 EPS estimates following weak results and disappointing guidance. These revisions signal expectations for slower near-term growth. Citigroup price target reduction EPS estimate reduction
• Negative Sentiment: Enphase’s third-quarter revenue fell 28.5% year over year to $293.3 million, missing expectations, while adjusted EPS of $0.41 also missed consensus. Management’s $240 million next-quarter revenue forecast was well below analysts’ estimates, reinforcing concerns about pressure in core markets. ENPH Q3 deep dive

Enphase Energy Company Profile

Enphase Energy, Inc develops and manufactures technology for residential and commercial solar energy systems. Its products include solar microinverters, which convert electricity generated by individual solar panels into usable power, along with integrated energy management technologies designed to improve system performance, monitoring and reliability.

The company also offers battery storage systems, electric vehicle chargers and software that enables customers, installers and utilities to monitor and manage distributed energy resources.