What Happened?
Shares of electricity storage and software provider Fluence (NASDAQ: FLNC) fell 20.7% in the afternoon session after it reported underwhelming second-quarter financial results, which revealed a significant revenue miss and a full-year forecast that fell slightly short of Wall Street's expectations. The energy storage company reported revenue of $602.5 million for the second quarter, falling well short of analyst estimates of $763.4 million. In addition, the company reconfirmed its full-year revenue guidance with a midpoint of $2.7 billion, which was also below consensus estimates. While Fluence posted a small earnings per share beat, investors appeared to focus on the top-line weakness.
The shares closed the day at $7.37, down 20.3% from previous close.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Fluence Energy’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 67 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Fluence Energy and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 25 days ago when the stock gained 6% on the news that the stock reacted to a positive analyst rating which signaled confidence in the company. The upward move followed a new price target from a Barclays analyst on July 17, 2025, which suggested a potential upside for the stock. This vote of confidence came just days after Mizuho also raised its price target on the company to $10, despite downgrading the stock to Neutral. Investor sentiment may have also been bolstered by a series of recent business wins. On July 15, Fluence announced it was selected by VERBUND to build large-scale battery storage projects in Germany. Earlier in the month, on July 7, the company revealed it was chosen by AMPYR Australia for a 300 MW battery energy storage project. These back-to-back announcements highlighted the growing demand for Fluence's energy storage products and services.
Fluence Energy is down 55.9% since the beginning of the year, and at $7.45 per share, it is trading 68.3% below its 52-week high of $23.50 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Fluence Energy’s shares at the IPO in October 2021 would now be looking at an investment worth $212.86.
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