Stem, Inc. (STEM)Utilities | Utilities - Renewable | Houston, United States | NYSE
5.44 USD
-0.26
(-4.561%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.51 +0.07 (1.250%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Stem, Inc. is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline and deteriorating fundamentals. The stock has lost 96% of its value over the last four years, with the most recent annual performance still showing a massive drop despite a slight uptick in the very latest year. This is not a temporary correction; it is a structural implosion where the market has priced out the business entirely. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding cash, reporting negative operating margins, and suffering a sharp contraction in revenue growth. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing cash reserves and a negative book value that renders traditional valuation metrics useless. While the recent price action shows some minor stabilization, the underlying reality remains dire. There is no dividend to provide income, and the options market is screaming for downside protection, with traders buying deep puts to hedge against further collapse. Until the company demonstrates a sustained turnaround in profitability and revenue growth, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle best avoided by investors seeking capital preservation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.333815 |
| AutoETS | 0.339083 |
| AutoTheta | 0.340522 |
| MSTL | 0.346736 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 6.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.882 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Revenue per Share | 17.184 |
| Market Cap | 52,369,488 |
| Forward P/E | -0.93 |
| Beta | 1.52 |
| Profit Margins | -49.37% |
| Website | https://www.stem.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 35 and 17.5) expiring in December 2026, alongside significant volume in new put contracts. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in strikes far above the current price (10, 20, 35), suggesting speculative bets on a massive recovery rather than a measured rally. The skew indicates a market expecting continued volatility and potential further declines before any major rebound.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.61590296 |
| Address1 | 1,400 Post Oak Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 560 |
| All Time High | 1,029.8 |
| All Time Low | 4.92 |
| Ask | 5.49 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 100,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 127,145 |
| Average Volume | 127,145 |
| Average Volume10Days | 100,470 |
| Beta | 1.515 |
| Bid | 5.46 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | -28.057 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.44 |
| Current Ratio | 0.831 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 5.715 |
| Day Low | 5.43 |
| Display Name | Stem |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 3,726,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.02517 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 101.98 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.567 |
| Enterprise Value | 379,978,496 |
| Eps Current Year | -6.36584 |
| Eps Forward | -5.87543 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -8.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.3868 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.94679976 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14824322 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -61.590298 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -26.789999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.8312131 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.10569105 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.92 - 32.23 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,602,163,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,271,228 |
| Forward Eps | -5.87543 |
| Forward P E | -0.9258897 |
| Free Cashflow | 16,712,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 423 |
| Fullday Change | -0.26 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.5614 |
| Fullday Price | 5.508 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.41939 |
| Gross Profits | 62,084,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0225 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.25431 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,626,744 |
| Industry | Utilities - Renewable |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Renewable |
| Industry Key | utilities-renewable |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,750,636,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:20 |
| Long Business Summary | Stem, Inc. engages in the development, deployment, and operation of clean energy assets in the United States and internationally. The company offers OEM energy storage systems, and edge hardware devices and solutions. It also provides PowerTrack, an integrated suite of software and solutions for solar, storage, and hybrid assets, including software, energy management system, supervisory control and data acquisition, power plant controller, logger, and optimizer. In addition, the company offers energy optimization software, asset management software, and advisory services; managed services, including the design, procurement, commissioning, operation, and optimization of energy storage and hybrid systems; and professional services to support solar and storage projects, as well as the sale of project assets. It serves developers, asset owners, engineering, procurement and construction firms, distributors, commercial and industrial customers, utilities, and independent power producers. Stem, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Stem, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 52,369,488 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_117089994 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -73,078,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 54,872,440 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 5.55 |
| Operating Cashflow | 11,628,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.24115999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 877 374 7836 |
| Post Market Change | 0.06799984 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.249997 |
| Post Market Price | 5.508 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,573 |
| Previous Close | 5.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.8545612 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.19389102 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.35376662 |
| Profit Margins | -0.49366 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.666 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.26 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.5614 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.715 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.43 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.43 - 5.715 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 92,918 |
| Return On Assets | -0.052989997 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.123 |
| Revenue Per Share | 17.184 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,626,744 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1174 |
| Shares Short | 1,130,596 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,112,068 |
| Short Name | Stem, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.122200005 |
| Short Ratio | 8.47 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | STEM |
| Target High Price | 8.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.75 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.45 |
| Target Median Price | 7.5 |
| Total Cash | 38,415,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.99 |
| Total Debt | 366,449,984 |
| Total Revenue | 148,034,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -8.34 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.26465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.8246503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.51707333 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 92,918 |
| Website | https://www.stem.com |
| Zip | 77,056 |