Zacks Research Weighs in on Canadian Solar Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CSIQ)

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Solar in a report issued on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the solar energy provider will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Canadian Solar’s current full-year earnings is $0.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Solar’s FY2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 22nd. The solar energy provider reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.03. Canadian Solar had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.39 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 30.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Canadian Solar from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Canadian Solar from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian Solar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Canadian Solar from $43.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Solar from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.33.

Canadian Solar Stock Performance

Shares of CSIQ opened at $15.03 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $14.18 and a 200-day moving average of $15.98. Canadian Solar has a one year low of $11.41 and a one year high of $26.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company has a market cap of $994.37 million, a PE ratio of 5.23, a P/E/G ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 1.31.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Solar

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CSIQ. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in Canadian Solar by 25.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,115,665 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $75,456,000 after purchasing an additional 1,037,800 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Canadian Solar by 15.7% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,575,683 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock valued at $41,330,000 after buying an additional 213,959 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS grew its stake in shares of Canadian Solar by 31.4% during the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 886,963 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $13,083,000 after acquiring an additional 211,820 shares during the period. Robotti Robert increased its holdings in Canadian Solar by 92.5% in the 1st quarter. Robotti Robert now owns 315,476 shares of the solar energy provider’s stock worth $6,234,000 after acquiring an additional 151,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Canadian Solar in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,994,000. 52.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.