EVgo, Inc. (EVGO)Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | El Segundo, United States | NasdaqGS
1.76 USD
+0.03
(1.734%)
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(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:49 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. Despite reporting record revenues, the company is hemorrhaging cash with negative free cash flow and operating margins, while the stock has erased roughly 71% of its value over the last four years. The balance sheet is precarious, carrying nearly double the cash on hand in debt, and the market has rightly priced this as a value trap where the low share price masks severe operational inefficiencies. There is no dividend to provide a floor, and the recent news of plunging shares on weak guidance confirms that the top-line growth is not translating into profitability. On the short end, the technical picture is dire, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages with a high short ratio indicating widespread bearish sentiment. Options activity reinforces this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying puts to protect against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. Until the company demonstrates a path to positive cash flow and stabilizes its balance sheet, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle with no compelling thesis for capital preservation or growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.058885 |
| AutoTheta | 0.058897 |
| AutoETS | 0.058971 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.073145 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 0.79 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.001 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 91.44 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.099 |
| Market Cap | 552,392,448 |
| Forward P/E | -5.33 |
| Beta | 2.78 |
| Profit Margins | -11.15% |
| Website | https://www.evgo.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest across nearly all expirations, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing massive accumulation relative to volume. While there is some speculative call buying at very distant strikes (e.g., $10 calls for Jan 2027), the dominant theme is hedging against further collapse, evidenced by the heavy concentration of put options at strikes below the current price.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4985507 |
| Address1 | 1,661 East Franklin Avenue |
| All Time High | 24.34 |
| All Time Low | 1.64 |
| Ask | 2.26 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,264,210 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,995,878 |
| Average Volume | 3,995,878 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,264,210 |
| Beta | 2.784 |
| Bid | 1.29 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 0.275 |
| City | El Segundo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.76 |
| Current Ratio | 2.068 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.81 |
| Day Low | 1.7512 |
| Debt To Equity | 91.44 |
| Display Name | EVgo |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,982,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,982,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,846,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,846,600 |
| Ebitda | -29,886,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.071440004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -25.363 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.812 |
| Enterprise Value | 757,999,680 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.49 |
| Eps Forward | -0.33 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.35 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.9779 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.21790004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11016737 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -49.855072 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.4199998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.66023165 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.64 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.120000005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07317074 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.64 - 5.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,605,882,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 133,185,431 |
| Forward Eps | -0.33 |
| Forward P E | -5.333333 |
| Free Cashflow | -114,275,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 376 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38749 |
| Gross Profits | 162,099,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05626 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.69194 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 313,859,365 |
| Industry | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Key | specialty-retail |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-07-02 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles in the United States. It offers electricity directly to drivers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; and commercial charging. The company also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare, such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC. |
| Long Name | EVgo, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 552,392,448 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_573757461 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -46,386,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 244,032,701 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 1.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | -32,850,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.29838 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 877 494 3833 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.5681813 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.75 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,102,883 |
| Previous Close | 1.73 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -3.5918367 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 6.3999996 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3204706 |
| Profit Margins | -0.11147001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.516 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.029999971 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.7341024 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.7512 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.7512 - 1.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.73 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,290,670 |
| Return On Assets | -0.06949 |
| Return On Equity | -0.27385 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.455 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.099 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 141,059,365 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.3222 |
| Shares Short | 45,449,189 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 46,133,226 |
| Short Name | EVgo Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3412 |
| Short Ratio | 10.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | EVGO |
| Target High Price | 7.0 |
| Target Low Price | 3.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.25 |
| Target Median Price | 3.5 |
| Total Cash | 122,435,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.868 |
| Total Debt | 322,475,008 |
| Total Revenue | 418,329,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.35 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.79305 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.0330501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.3698645 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,290,670 |
| Website | https://www.evgo.com |
| Zip | 90,245 |