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SunPower Inc.

$SPWR·$42M·Solar·Energy
$0.24-4.4%YTD-81.3%1Y-86.6%
Price updated 10h ago·X counts updated 8d ago
SPSPWR
$SPWRSunPower Inc.
$0.24-4.43%30 posts0.9×
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Top X posts

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30X posts · last 7 days
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Chatter Meter
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How loud $SPWR's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data22 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-10

SunPower posts frame a $26.2 million private placement led by John Doerr's Foris Ventures anchoring the balance sheet, T.J. Rodgers pointing to sub-$1 trading after ITC loss, and analysts projecting $3.30 per share. Bulls compare the Doerr-Rodgers pairing to their $1 Enphase entry that later crossed $300.

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Hinges on a big eventWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

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

SunPower sub-$1 with John Doerr anchoring a $26.2M placement — the Doerr-Rodgers pairing is the Enphase-redux pitch.

SunPower is the historic residential-solar brand now trading sub-$1 after an 81% YTD drawdown. The specific 2026 catalyst is a $26.2M private placement led by John Doerr's Foris Ventures that anchors the balance sheet.

  • The P&L is in deep distress: Q2 revenue was down 19% YoY to $55M at a -43% operating margin and EPS of near-zero, with the trailing EPS surprise of -1200% being catastrophic — this reflects the ITC-loss accounting rather than operational collapse.
  • The specific institutional story is substantive: John Doerr (Foris Ventures) plus T.J. Rodgers combo is the exact same Doerr-Rodgers pairing that anchored Enphase at $1 and later rode it past $300 — the historical analog is explicit, with analysts projecting $3.30 per share.

At 5% of its 52-week range and 69% below the 200-day going into Dec 18 earnings, the setup is a classic distressed-restructuring coil on institutional conviction. A clean operational print plus any T.J. Rodgers-era operational commentary is the trigger; another dilution surprise or ITC-related reset is the invalidation. Sizing matters at sub-$1.

Agrees with X sentimentThe Doerr-Rodgers / Enphase-redux framing is explicit historical analog — grounded, but speculative. The $3.30 analyst target is a legitimate anchor; the sub-$1 trading plus 20+ posts framing it as a potential multi-bagger is retail enthusiasm.

What to watch: Dec 18 Q3 earnings — operational revenue trajectory, cash runway post-placement, specific T.J. Rodgers / Doerr-involvement commentary, and FY27 guide. Operational stabilization plus specific restructuring plan is the trigger; another dilution surprise is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-12-18 — Q3 earnings

distressed restructuringinsider anchor

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What it does

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

Residential and commercial solar installer selling panels, battery storage, and energy management systems directly to homeowners and businesses.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Solar · Energy

No material change from last week — IRA domestic manufacturing credits structurally protect US-domiciled solar producers while Chinese panel oversupply continues compressing margins for non-IRA-shielded players.

What this means for $SPWR

Neutral — Residential and commercial solar installer selling panels, battery storage, and energy management systems directly to homeowners and businesses.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-1.3How 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
-55.5%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
-24.5%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
-88.5%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
0.2Same 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
26.1%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
48.8%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
-5.0Total 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 2026Jul 28, 2026$-0.04$-0.10+57.1%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$-0.11$0.01-1200.0%
Q4 2025Jan 20, 2026$-0.03$-0.030.0%
Q3 2025Dec 19, 2025$-0.19$-0.12-58.3%
Next earningsFri, Dec 18·consensus EPS $0.01

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$54.9M-18.8%41.3%-42.8%$0.01$-26.5M
Q1 FY26$72.8M-7.2%61.4%-26.4%$0.03$-25.7M
Q4 FY25$79.7M-10.1%45.0%-27.4%$-0.14$-1.9M
Q3 FY25$70.0M+1164.5%45.8%-4.9%$-0.20$-6.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$272.5M$263.7M – $281.3M-$0.17-$0.18 – -$0.171
FY27$325.0M$314.5M – $335.5M$0.03$0.02 – $0.031
FY28$2.1B$2.0B – $2.1B$0.38$0.36 – $0.401

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.2%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.-19.0%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.-73.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 106.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% 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.β0.705-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.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

BuyAug 24Thurman J RodgersCEO— sh—
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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

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsSep 223/A
AI summary

Foris Ventures LLC, the Vallejo Ventures Trust, L. John Doerr, Ann Doerr, and Barbara Hager filed an amended Form 3/A for SunPower (SPWR) updating initial beneficial ownership disclosures; the group holds approximately 40 million shares of SPWR common stock indirectly through Foris Ventures plus 1.5 million through Vallejo Ventures, plus convertible notes underlying ~121,176 additional shares expiring July 2028 at $11.50. This is a routine beneficial ownership update for the Doerr-affiliated investment entities with no change-of-control implications.

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.08 · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

SunPower Inc. (post-bankruptcy reorganization entity) disclosed that board director Jamie Haenggi will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2026 (virtual); her departure is not due to any disagreement. The record date for voting is September 18, 2026. Routine board housekeeping ahead of the annual meeting.

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 143
AI summary

L. John Doerr (venture capitalist, Kleiner Perkins founder) filed an initial Form 3 for SunPower Inc. (SPWR) as a 10%+ owner, effective September 4, 2026. Through Foris Ventures, LLC (controlled via The Vallejo Ventures Trust), Doerr indirectly owns 40,023,511 common shares plus 1,528,421 shares held via the Trust, a $5M 10% Convertible Senior Secured Note due 2029 convertible at ~$1.64/share (~3.05M shares), and 121,176 warrants. A substantial insider-level position in a distressed solar company — Doerr/Foris holds 10%+ of SunPower at a time when the company faces significant financial challenges.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 9SC 13D/A
AI summary

T.J. Rodgers (SunPower founder) filed an amended Schedule 13D disclosing combined beneficial ownership of 66,307,206 SunPower shares (19.5%), held through personal options, warrants, direct shares, and multiple trusts and entities including the Rodgers Massey Revocable Living Trust (36,687,593 shares). This update reflects Rodgers' continued significant presence as SunPower navigates financial restructuring. His large founder stake signals ongoing personal commitment to SunPower's recovery despite its challenges.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 38-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

SunPower Inc. announced a private placement on September 2, 2026, of 103,109,005 shares of common stock at $0.2541 per share (the Nasdaq official closing price that day), for gross proceeds of approximately $26.2 million including amounts from prior simple agreements for future equity. Purchasers include accredited investors and company insiders; a resale registration statement is to be filed by October 2, 2026. Proceeds are intended for working capital and general corporate purposes.

8-KMaterial agreementAug 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

SunPower Inc. entered into a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) on August 24, 2026, with the Rodgers Massey Revocable Living Trust (an entity affiliated with CEO T.J. Rodgers), providing $2 million in funding that converts into equity at the price of the company's next qualifying equity financing round. The SAFE constitutes an issuance of unregistered securities reported under Item 3.02, and the material agreement is disclosed under Item 1.01. The insider-affiliate nature of the counterparty makes this a related-party SAFE financing.

8-KMaterial agreementAug 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

SunPower Inc. entered into a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) on August 4, 2026, with an institutional investor, providing $3.5 million in funding that will convert into equity at the price of the company's next qualifying equity financing round. The agreement constitutes an issuance of unregistered securities reported under Item 3.02 and a material agreement disclosed under Item 1.01. The SAFE financing supports SunPower's working capital needs ahead of its anticipated IPO or next equity round.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

SunPower Inc. filed an 8-K on July 28, 2026, furnishing preliminary unaudited second quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results under Items 2.02 and 7.01. The company also provided updated 2026 full-year guidance in the same press release, attached as an exhibit. These are preliminary figures subject to completion of standard quarter-end accounting review processes before finalization.

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