American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.170- for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $85.0M-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $84.1 million.

American Superconductor Price Performance

American Superconductor stock opened at $51.33 on Friday. American Superconductor has a 52-week low of $24.87 and a 52-week high of $70.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.11 and a beta of 3.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 2.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.11. American Superconductor had a net margin of 44.73% and a return on equity of 35.21%. The business had revenue of $86.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $82.10 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.12 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. American Superconductor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170- EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that American Superconductor will post 0.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on AMSC shares. Zacks Research cut American Superconductor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings raised American Superconductor from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

American Superconductor News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting American Superconductor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AMSC reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $0.30 versus expectations of $0.19, with revenue of $86.4 million topping estimates and rising 29.6% year over year, showing continued demand momentum. MarketBeat earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Full-year revenue climbed 34% to a record $299.2 million, and backlog grew nearly 40% year over year to about $280 million, suggesting healthy future sales visibility. GlobeNewswire release
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighted strong demand from data centers and traditional energy customers, and management framed the company as benefiting from growing power-grid and AI-related infrastructure needs. YouTube interview
• Neutral Sentiment: Several post-earnings writeups and transcript summaries focused on the same core theme: strong results, but investors are also reassessing valuation and the pace of future growth after the latest guidance update. Seeking Alpha transcript
• Negative Sentiment: AMSC’s Q1 FY2026 EPS guidance of about 0.17 was below the consensus estimate of 0.21, and multiple reports pointed to that outlook gap as the main reason the stock moved lower. Motley Fool article

Institutional Trading of American Superconductor

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in American Superconductor in the fourth quarter valued at $270,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Superconductor during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $224,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Superconductor during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $223,000. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. purchased a new stake in American Superconductor in the second quarter valued at $265,000. Finally, Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in American Superconductor in the second quarter valued at $216,000. 52.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Superconductor Company Profile

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC) is a technology company specializing in power electronics and high-temperature superconductor systems. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Devens, Massachusetts, AMSC develops hardware and software solutions aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability and stability of electric power systems and renewable energy infrastructure. The company’s engineering expertise spans from the lab scale to full commercial deployment, with a focus on tackling grid integration challenges for utilities and independent power producers.

AMSC’s portfolio includes superconducting wire and cryogenic systems, power grid stabilization devices, and turnkey wind turbine electronics.