What Happened?
Shares of solar tracker company Nextracker (NASDAQ:NXT) fell 3.3% in the morning session after Guggenheim downgraded the stock to Neutral from Buy, noting the shares appeared to be "fairly valued."
The firm explained that the stock had moved above its prior price target and that it saw no major changes to the company's outlook. This downgrade came despite some positive sentiment from other analysts. For instance, Needham started its coverage with a Buy rating and a $102 price target. In a similar move, Roth Capital also kept a Buy rating on the shares and increased its price target to $100 from $80. These mixed analyst signals occurred as the company prepared to release its quarterly earnings results.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Nextracker’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 36 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 7 days ago when the stock gained 2.8% on the news that it signed a multi-year supply agreement with T1 Energy valued at over $75 million.
Under the deal, Nextracker agreed to supply its patented steel module frames for T1 Energy's new 5-gigawatt solar manufacturing plant in Dallas. The partnership aimed to replace imported aluminum frames with domestically produced specialty steel ones, boosting local manufacturing. To support the new agreement, Nextracker also announced plans to increase its U.S. steel frame production. The company intended to add more manufacturing lines in Texas to its existing capacity in the Midwest. Investors reacted positively to the news, which signaled a significant expansion of Nextracker's domestic operations and a substantial new revenue stream.
Nextracker is up 121% since the beginning of the year, and at $87.32 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $93.12 from October 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Nextracker’s shares at the IPO in February 2023 would now be looking at an investment worth $2,867.
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