American Superconductor Corporation - Common Stock (AMSC)

Market swings can be tough to stomach, and volatile stocks often experience exaggerated moves in both directions. While many thrive during risk-on environments, many also struggle to maintain investor confidence when the ride gets bumpy.

Over the past six months, American Superconductor’s shares (currently trading at $30.29) have posted a disappointing 14% loss while the S&P 500 was down 1.9%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

Power resiliency solutions provider American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 58.6% year on year to $66.66 million. Its non-GAAP EPS of $0.12 per share was 24.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates), and the market seems convinced that demand will slow. Due to this bearish outlook, the industry has tumbled by 10.7% over the past six months. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 1.9% loss.

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Power resiliency solutions provider American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 58.6% year on year to $66.66 million. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($66 million at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 8.8% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was 24.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Here's the details from American Superconductor's Q1 earnings report.

Power resiliency solutions provider American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after market close. Here’s what to look for.

American Superconductor’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 26.3% of its value and falling to $23.51 per share. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

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