Not a good buy right now for an impatient buyer: BE is extended into resistance (~170.66) with RSI elevated and earnings (Feb 5 after hours) likely to create a sharp move.
Trend is still bullish, but risk/reward at ~170.75 pre-market looks skewed toward a near-term pullback rather than a clean upside entry.
Sentiment is constructive (put/call < 1, hedge funds buying), yet insider selling is extremely elevated, which is a notable near-term negative.
MACD: Histogram +1.097 and expanding, supporting ongoing upside momentum.
RSI(6): 71.907 (hot/near overbought), suggesting upside may be limited near-term and pullbacks are more likely.
Levels: Price is sitting on/just above R1 = 170.662; next upside level R2 = 180.158. Key support/pivot at 155.29; S1 = 139.918.
Pattern-based forward view: Similar-pattern stats imply ~-0.64% next day, +0.71% next week, ~-3.95% next month (tilts against chasing at current levels).
Options Data
Bullish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Positioning/Sentiment: Put-call ratios below 1 (OI PCR 0.73; Volume PCR 0.58) indicate more call interest than puts → generally bullish sentiment.
Volatility: IV is extremely elevated (30D IV ~133.64; IV percentile 92.8; IV rank 85.87), consistent with an event-driven setup (earnings imminent) and large expected move.
Activity: Today’s volume (45,453) is below the 5D/10D averages (82–83k), but open interest is large (964,863), showing substantial positioning already in place.
Technical Summary
Sell
5
Buy
6
Positive Catalysts
Structural theme: Data-center power demand expected to more than double by 2030 (supports on-site generation/fuel cell demand narrative).
Adoption signals: Texas filing pointing to fuel cells powering a 1.5GW data center is a meaningful “proof point” for scaled deployments.
Commercial momentum: AEP/Wyoming-related contribution assumptions increasing; continued hyperscaler/on-site power momentum highlighted by multiple analysts.
Capital/strategic backdrop: Stock’s prior surge tied to strong market confidence and the Brookfield partnership; supports longer-term narrative.
Institutional flow: Hedge funds are buying (reported +107.98% QoQ buying).
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
while RSI is elevated; chasing here has unfavorable short-term asymmetry.
Financial Performance
Latest reported quarter: 2025/Q3.
Revenue: $519.048M, +57.10% YoY (strong growth).
Profitability: Net income -$23.093M, improved +56.98% YoY (loss narrowing).
EPS: -$0.10, improved +66.67% YoY.
Gross margin: 29.22%, +22.62% YoY (margin expansion supports operating leverage narrative, though still not consistently profitable).
Growth
Profitability
Efficiency
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Recent trend: Cluster of initiations/updates in late Jan with generally higher price targets, but ratings are mixed.
Bullish/upside voices: China Renaissance initiated Buy with $207 PT; Baird reiterated Outperform and raised PT to $172; RBC reiterated Outperform with $143; Wells Fargo highlighted a long-run scenario implying very high valuation potential.
More cautious voices: Barclays initiated Equal Weight with $153, explicitly noting valuation already prices in meaningful scale-up; Clear Street remains Hold (raised PT to $80, then other notes still cautious vs current price).
Wall Street pros: Data-center/on-site power tailwinds, improving margins, visible large-project narratives (AEP/Texas).
Wall Street cons: Valuation sensitivity and execution risk; near-term earnings volatility; mixed consensus stance (many not outright “Buy”).
Wall Street analysts forecast BE stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BE is 121.59 USD with a low forecast of 39 USD and a high forecast of 160 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
18 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BE stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BE is 121.59 USD with a low forecast of 39 USD and a high forecast of 160 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Buy
8 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 136.600
Low
39
Averages
121.59
High
160
Current: 136.600
Low
39
Averages
121.59
High
160
BTIG
Buy
maintain
$145 -> $165
AI Analysis
2026-02-06
New
Reason
BTIG
Price Target
$145 -> $165
AI Analysis
2026-02-06
New
maintain
Buy
Reason
BTIG raised the firm's price target on Bloom Energy to $165 from $145 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after its Q4 earnings beat. The company is leaning on a diverse customer base to scale revenues, with management noting secular demand growth in data centers as well as legacy C&I customers, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
BMO Capital
Market Perform
maintain
$136 -> $149
2026-02-06
New
Reason
BMO Capital
Price Target
$136 -> $149
2026-02-06
New
maintain
Market Perform
Reason
BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on Bloom Energy to $149 from $136 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares after its Q4 earnings beat. The company's product backlog expanded by 2.5-times to $6B, driving the firm's 2026 estimates higher, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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