Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Time to Buy?

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NRGV) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 2,397,218 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 31% from the previous session’s volume of 3,474,366 shares.The stock last traded at $3.9360 and had previously closed at $3.50.

More Energy Vault News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed a sharp revenue surge (Q4 revenue $153.3M, +358% Y/Y), a surprise adjusted profit, positive adjusted EBITDA and improved gross margins — management also gave a 2026 revenue guide (~30% growth midpoint) backed by a growing backlog above $1.3B, supporting a clearer path to profitability. Energy Vault Electrifies Market With Accelerated Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional investors appear to be accumulating shares (MarketBeat notes substantial institutional ownership and net buying in early 2026), which can support the stock and amplify any positive fundamental momentum. Institutional activity
• Neutral Sentiment: Company materials (press release, slide deck and earnings call transcript) are available for deeper detail on guidance assumptions, margins and backlog conversion timing — useful for judging whether the growth path is sustainable. Press Release Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Despite top-line strength, GAAP metrics still show weakness: the company missed Q4 EPS consensus (reported -$0.13 vs -$0.07 expected) and continues to report negative net margin and a deeply negative ROE, which keeps some investors cautious. Earnings Report & Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts remain split and cautious: MarketBeat shows a consensus Reduce/“Sell” bias and Goldman Sachs recently raised its price target to $2.00 but kept a sell rating — that implies meaningful downside from current levels and could cap upside until analyst sentiment shifts. Goldman Sachs price target update
• Negative Sentiment: High short interest and lingering concerns about capitalization/dilution historically create volatility and can limit rallies if analysts or sentiment turn negative again. NRGV Stock Overview

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Energy Vault from $1.75 to $2.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday. Zacks Research lowered Energy Vault from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Energy Vault in a report on Friday, January 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $3.60.

Energy Vault Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $4.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $3.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $623.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.72 and a beta of 0.98.

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.06). Energy Vault had a negative return on equity of 98.91% and a negative net margin of 50.87%.The business had revenue of $153.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.57 million. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. will post -0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Energy Vault

In other Energy Vault news, major shareholder Vision Fund (Aiv M2) Softbank sold 3,000,000 shares of Energy Vault stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.65, for a total transaction of $16,950,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,535,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,776,315.15. This trade represents a 16.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael Thomas Beer sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.91, for a total value of $245,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,150,522 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,649,063.02. This trade represents a 4.16% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 16,950 shares of company stock valued at $55,062. 15.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Energy Vault

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kovack Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Energy Vault in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Vault during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Platform Technology Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Vault during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Twinbeech Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Energy Vault during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Energy Vault in the 4th quarter valued at $66,000. 40.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault is a global energy storage technology company specializing in long-duration, gravity-based energy storage solutions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, the firm has developed a modular system that uses large composite blocks and a proprietary crane system to convert excess renewable energy into gravitational potential energy. When energy demand peaks, the system lowers the blocks to generate electricity through regenerative braking, offering a dispatchable, carbon-free alternative to traditional battery storage.

The company’s flagship product line, EVx, integrates advanced materials science, software-driven controls and artificial intelligence to optimize charge and discharge cycles.