Canadian Solar Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.81 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:CSIQ)

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Solar in a report released on Tuesday, July 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the solar energy provider will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Canadian Solar’s current full-year earnings is $2.07 per share.

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The solar energy provider reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.20. The company had revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.35 billion. Canadian Solar had a net margin of 2.80% and a return on equity of 5.61%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.19 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on CSIQ. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Canadian Solar in a research note on Wednesday, May 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded Canadian Solar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Canadian Solar from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian Solar from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Finally, Glj Research boosted their target price on shares of Canadian Solar from $9.10 to $12.28 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.03.

Canadian Solar Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian Solar stock opened at $16.58 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $16.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.29. Canadian Solar has a fifty-two week low of $13.80 and a fifty-two week high of $37.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Solar

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CSIQ. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,964,359 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $48,343,000 after purchasing an additional 8,317 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its stake in shares of Canadian Solar by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 12,481 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $326,000 after acquiring an additional 928 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Solar during the 4th quarter valued at $2,540,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. boosted its stake in Canadian Solar by 38.3% during the fourth quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 15,687 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $411,000 after acquiring an additional 4,346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Canadian Solar by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,952,015 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $103,661,000 after purchasing an additional 843,100 shares during the period. 52.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian Solar Company Profile

Canadian Solar Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides solar energy and battery energy storage products and solutions in in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, CSI Solar and Recurrent Energy. The CSI Solar segment designs, develops, and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power and battery storage products.