Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) Given a $6.05 Price Target by Fundamental Research Analysts

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) received a $6.05 price objective from stock analysts at Fundamental Research in a report released on Tuesday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Fundamental Research’s price target indicates a potential upside of 63.25% from the stock’s current price.

NRGV has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Energy Vault from $1.75 to $2.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Zacks Research cut shares of Energy Vault from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Energy Vault in a report on Friday, January 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.03.

Energy Vault Stock Performance

Shares of NRGV stock traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $3.71. 2,047,069 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,744,944. Energy Vault has a 12 month low of $0.60 and a 12 month high of $6.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $4.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $621.83 million, a PE ratio of -5.67 and a beta of 0.98.

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.13) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $153.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $152.57 million. Energy Vault had a negative return on equity of 106.69% and a negative net margin of 50.87%. On average, research analysts forecast that Energy Vault will post -0.64 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Energy Vault

In related news, major shareholder Vision Fund (Aiv M2) Softbank sold 3,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.65, for a total value of $16,950,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,535,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,776,315.15. The trade was a 16.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders bought 16,950 shares of company stock valued at $55,062 in the last quarter. 15.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Energy Vault

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NRGV. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Energy Vault by 381.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 105,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 83,410 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in Energy Vault by 201.9% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 177,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 118,641 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Energy Vault by 4.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 398,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 16,101 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Energy Vault by 613.7% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 139,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 119,636 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Energy Vault in the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault is a global energy storage technology company specializing in long-duration, gravity-based energy storage solutions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland, the firm has developed a modular system that uses large composite blocks and a proprietary crane system to convert excess renewable energy into gravitational potential energy. When energy demand peaks, the system lowers the blocks to generate electricity through regenerative braking, offering a dispatchable, carbon-free alternative to traditional battery storage.

The company’s flagship product line, EVx, integrates advanced materials science, software-driven controls and artificial intelligence to optimize charge and discharge cycles.