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Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 75% YoYStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (33 mentions/wk)
$SHLS·$1.5B·Solar·Technology
$6.92-3.2%YTD+6.3%1Y+8.3%
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2026-08-21: 4 posts2026-08-22: 4 posts33+14%
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SHSHLS
$SHLSShoals Technologies Group, Inc.
$6.92-3.15%33 posts+14%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SHLS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-20

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Solar-BOS supplier reaccelerating on the AI-data-center + battery-storage tailwind — the tape has not caught up to the earnings turn yet.

Shoals Technologies makes the electrical balance-of-system (EBOS) components — combiners, harnesses, cables — that connect solar panels to inverters in utility-scale solar projects. It's now extending into utility-scale battery storage, including a role on the 1.1 GW ON.energy grid-connected battery project for a hyperscale data center — that mix shift is the reason the earnings are re-inflecting.

The setup that's building:

  • Revenue growth is genuinely accelerating: Q1 revenue grew 75% year-on-year to $141M after 39% and 33% the prior two — the utility-scale solar-plus-storage cycle is showing up in Shoals' book because customers are pulling BOS orders forward to lock in supply.
  • The margin recovery is starting to show: operating margin expanded to 11% last quarter, and Q2 EPS beat consensus by 22% after a 17% Q1 beat — earnings are inflecting alongside revenue, which is what the multiple starts to price when it re-rates.
  • The multiple assumes the recovery only continues: 54x trailing earnings but forward FY27 EPS of $0.52 puts the forward multiple around 15x, which is where solar peers trade — the setup rerates once the market credits the FY27 estimate, which the tape hasn't done yet.

Trajectory is coiling at 33% of the 52-week range below the 50-day; the Nov 3 print needs another beat plus a raised backlog commentary tied to data-center + battery growth — a slower order flow or margin compression from tariff pressure reverses the recovery narrative.

Agrees with X sentimentX's read on the 14% up day with the $140K whale buying Jan 2027 $13 calls is the technical setup that fits the fundamentals — Shoals is genuinely reaccelerating. ARRY's AWM acquisition adds a competitive-scale note but doesn't invalidate Shoals' order book, especially in battery storage where competitive positioning is different.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — another EPS beat plus commentary on data-center + battery-storage backlog reaccelerates the multiple; slower order flow or tariff-driven margin compression reverses the recovery narrative.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

Shoals is running on a favorable court verdict: a jury awarded more than $96M in damages after finding Voltage willfully infringed its patents, with the court indicating it will grant a preliminary injunction blocking Voltage's LYNX product in the US and the award potentially increased for willfulness. The stock is up 5.5% on the news. One trader adds Monday buying plans, tempering enthusiasm with acknowledgment that the chart still needs work.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Electrical balance-of-system components (cable assemblies, combiners) for utility-scale solar energy projects.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Solar sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SHLS.

Solar · Technology

AI data center power demand — hyperscalers signing long-term renewable PPAs — is the new structural demand driver layering on top of grid decarbonization mandates. Permitting timelines and grid interconnection queues remain the constraint on supply-side scaling.

What this means for $SHLS

Partial — EV exposure exists but market position and competitive dynamics determine how much of the transition tailwind is captured.

Top industry ETF

$TANInvesco Solar ETF
+6.0%YTD
+17.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
54.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-4.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
5.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
33.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.12$0.10+21.9%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.07$0.06+16.7%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.10$0.14-28.6%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.12$0.13-4.2%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.12

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$140.6M+74.9%29.2%5.5%$-0.00$-49.1M
Q4 FY25$148.3M+38.6%31.6%11.7%$0.05$-11.3M
Q3 FY25$135.8M+32.9%37.0%13.7%$0.07$9.0M
Q2 FY25$110.8M+11.7%37.2%14.4%$0.08$-26.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$625.0M$616.6M – $638.9M$0.41$0.33 – $0.5113
FY27$682.8M$654.5M – $733.5M$0.52$0.39 – $0.6614
FY28$758.5M$701.8M – $868.4M$0.60$0.41 – $0.7014
FY29$835.2M$780.5M – $892.8M$0.73$0.67 – $0.799
FY30$787.3M$735.8M – $841.6M$0.64$0.59 – $0.7013

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.22%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-21.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-17.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 166.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.925-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 16King Bobbie Lee JrChief Legal Officer10.0K sh$104KSellMay 8Dominic BardosCFO54.4K sh$462K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-K/AMaterial agreement (amended)Jun 128-K/A — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Shoals Technologies filed this 8-K/A solely to correct a scrivener's error in the exhibit attached to Amendment No. 7 of its Credit Agreement (originally filed June 12, 2026) and to attach a corrected, readable version of the exhibit. The substantive terms of the amendment — $50 million in new 18-month incremental revolving loans and replacement of the first lien secured leverage ratio covenant with a consolidated total leverage ratio of 4.00:1.00 — are unchanged. No material terms of the underlying credit agreement were altered by this corrective filing.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 128-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) and its subsidiaries entered Amendment No. 7 to their credit agreement on June 10, 2026 with JPMorgan Chase as administrative agent, adding $50 million in new incremental revolving loans with an 18-month maturity. The amendment also replaced the first lien secured leverage ratio covenant with a consolidated total leverage ratio of 4.00:1.00, with temporary step-up provisions permitted for material acquisitions. This incremental revolver adds liquidity headroom and the covenant relaxation gives Shoals greater financial flexibility, which matters given near-term macro uncertainty in the solar and utility sectors.

8-KShareholder voteMay 18-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (SHLS) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on an advisory say-on-pay resolution, ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of SHLS securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at SHLS.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of SHLS securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at SHLS.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Bank of America Corp DE Cuts Stake in Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. $SHLSdefenseworld.net·3d agoShoals Technologies Group Prevails in Patent Infringement Case Against Voltage in North Carolinaglobenewswire.com·5d agoShoals and ON.energy Advance U.S. Manufacturing for the Nation's Largest 1.1 GW Grid-Connected Battery Project at Hyperscale Data Centerglobenewswire.com·13d agoShoals Technologies Group, Inc. $SHLS Shares Sold by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.defenseworld.net·15d agoShoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) versus Legend Power Systems (OTCMKTS:LPSIF) Head to Head Reviewdefenseworld.net·19d ago

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