Benzinga | Nov 17, 2021 11:44AM EST

Canadian Solar's Earnings Outlook

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2021-11-18. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Canadian Solar will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.18

Canadian Solar bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.48, which was followed by a 7.26% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Canadian Solar's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate -0.30 0.41 -0.55 -0.05EPS Actual 0.18 0.36 0.11 0.15Price Change % -7.26% -0.61% 6.0% 3.42%

Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian Solar were trading at $40.01 as of November 16. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 7.88%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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