EVgo, Inc. (EVGO)Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | El Segundo, United States | NasdaqGS
1.13 USD
+0.02
(1.802%)
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(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT
The investment case for EVGO is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming market skepticism. The company is actively destroying value, with revenue contracting by 16% and operating margins plunging to -46%. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying nearly $416 million in debt against only $122 million in cash, while free cash flow remains deeply negative. This financial distress is priced in aggressively; the stock trades at a negative book value and a negative forward P/E, reflecting the market's view that the current business model is failing. The short-term outlook is bleak, reinforced by a recent downgrade from JPMorgan and a statistical forecast leaning negative. Technically, the stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend. Crucially, the options market confirms this pessimism: traders are building a massive wall of put options, particularly for February 2027, indicating a strong expectation of further downside rather than a bounce. With no dividend to provide income and a high short interest suggesting potential for a squeeze that may not materialize given the lack of catalysts, the risk/reward profile is heavily skewed toward the downside. Investors should avoid this security until there is clear evidence of a turnaround in both top-line growth and profitability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.061643 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.061714 |
| AutoETS | 0.061715 |
| MSTL | 0.063883 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 0.50 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.229 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.38 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 134.224 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.947 |
| Market Cap | 355,402,752 |
| Forward P/E | -2.28 |
| Beta | 2.87 |
| Profit Margins | -13.50% |
| Website | https://www.evgo.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (especially the Feb 2027 $2 strike with 9.6k contracts) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call buying at very distant strikes ($5-$10 in Jan 2027), the dominant theme is hedging against further collapse. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term puts relative to calls, suggesting fear of a continued grind lower.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7565789 |
| Address1 | 1,661 East Franklin Avenue |
| All Time High | 24.34 |
| All Time Low | 1.11 |
| Ask | 1.15 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,470,050 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,754,846 |
| Average Volume | 3,754,846 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,470,050 |
| Beta | 2.866 |
| Bid | 1.14 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | -0.145 |
| 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 | 1.13 |
| Current Ratio | 2.188 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 1.15 |
| Day Low | 1.0701 |
| Debt To Equity | 134.224 |
| Display Name | EVgo |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,931,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,931,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,227,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,227,400 |
| Ebitda | -36,822,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.09137999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -21.289 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.945 |
| Enterprise Value | 783,919,744 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.545 |
| Eps Forward | -0.495 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.4 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.4308 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.30079997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.21023202 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -75.65789 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.6599998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.76409185 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.0701 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.059900045 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.055976123 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.0701 - 4.79 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,605,882,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 133,810,817 |
| Forward Eps | -0.495 |
| Forward P E | -2.2828283 |
| Free Cashflow | -171,632,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 376 |
| Fullday Change | 0.01999998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.7699099 |
| Fullday Price | 1.15 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39938 |
| Gross Profits | 160,928,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.056220002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.7335 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 314,515,720 |
| 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 | 355,402,752 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_573757461 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -54,125,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 192,733,379 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 1.1 |
| Operating Cashflow | -53,423,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.45885 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 877 494 3833 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.01999998 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 1.7699099 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.15 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,964,812 |
| Previous Close | 1.11 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -2.0733945 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -7.7931037 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.88200647 |
| Profit Margins | -0.13502 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.336 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.8 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.8018 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.15 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.0701 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.0701 - 1.15 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.1 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.11 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,458,043 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07478 |
| Return On Equity | -0.34557998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.157 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.947 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 141,715,720 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2193 |
| Shares Short | 31,083,892 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 41,371,477 |
| Short Name | EVgo Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.2322 |
| Short Ratio | 7.09 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | EVGO |
| Target High Price | 7.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.75 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.34375 |
| Target Median Price | 2.5 |
| Total Cash | 121,822,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.86 |
| Total Debt | 415,555,008 |
| Total Revenue | 402,948,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.4 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.060075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.93007505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.4514763 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,458,043 |
| Website | https://www.evgo.com |
| Zip | 90,245 |