has significantly weakened, furthering battering sentiment on the renewable energy sector amid a difficult year.tumbled 8.5% Friday before the bell and was set to open Friday's trading session at $42.60, putting it at its lowest level since July 2020.
SolarEdge tumbled nearly 28% in early trading after it reported a miss on revenue, gross margins and operating income in the third-quarter, saying it estimates"significantly lower" revenue in the fourth-quarter. The solar sector was already struggling this year as rising interest rates hurt the financing environment for U.S. solar installation. SolarEdge and the TAN ETF were down 59.7% and 35.9% year-to-date, respectively, as of Thursday's close.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Goldman Sachs double-downgraded SolarEdge to neutral from buy on Friday. The firm said the weak demand environment in Europe poses questions for the company heading into 2024, and is a much larger issue than just seasonality. "After a second straight disappointing quarter of results/guidance, we find it hard to defend the stock: we underestimated the effects of the combination of ongoing inventory, end market demand, and now margin issues that are likely to serve as headwinds for the stock for the foreseeable future given what appears to be a significant deterioration in visibility," analyst Brian Lee said in a Friday note.
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