Jefferies Downgrades SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) to Underperform

Jefferies analyst Julian Dumoulin-Smith downgraded SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) from Hold to Underperform with a price target of $17.00 (from $27.00).

The analyst comments: "We had initiated on SEDG with a Hold with hopes of gaining more confidence coming out of RE+. Unfortunately, that didn't pan out. What we heard was a longer-than-expected muted outlook in Europe, and while US is recovering, there is still stiff competition. On the heels of our conversations at RE+ we have lowered ASPs further and are 13% / 15% below consensus in '25 / '26 and down 14% y/y. Consensus is assuming ASPs down LSD, while mgmt has previously discussed HSD/LDD declines. Given the heavy premium SEDG inverters trade vs its Chinese peers in Europe, we expect ASP declines to be more pronounced (risk of well beyond -10%.). There could be some upside on US ASPs from domestic content, but we expect that to be largely offset. As of 2Q, Europe was 37% of solar sales vs 64% in '23. Looking ahead, we expect Europe proportion to trend towards ~30%, but still be a meaningful share of the biz"

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Shares of SolarEdge Technologies closed at $21.95 yesterday.

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