HC Wainwright Issues Positive Estimate for CLIR Earnings

ClearSign Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:CLIR) – Investment analysts at HC Wainwright boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of ClearSign Technologies in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 20th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now forecasts that the technology company will earn ($0.22) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.23). The consensus estimate for ClearSign Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($1.02) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for ClearSign Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.02) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.63) EPS, FY2029 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 17th. The technology company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.25) by $0.03. ClearSign Technologies had a negative net margin of 96.07% and a negative return on equity of 58.08%. The company had revenue of $0.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $0.61 million.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of ClearSign Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.00.

ClearSign Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ClearSign Technologies stock opened at $4.64 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $3.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.61. The company has a market cap of $31.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.10 and a beta of 1.38. ClearSign Technologies has a one year low of $3.16 and a one year high of $11.20.

Institutional Trading of ClearSign Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in ClearSign Technologies by 801.4% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 81,209 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 72,200 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in ClearSign Technologies by 89.6% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 77,800 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 36,769 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of ClearSign Technologies by 895.3% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 71,730 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 64,523 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Americana Partners LLC lifted its holdings in ClearSign Technologies by 83.3% during the fourth quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 55,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares during the period. 24.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at ClearSign Technologies

In related news, major shareholder John M. Pasquesi bought 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.54 per share, for a total transaction of $1,770,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 1,343,477 shares in the company, valued at $4,755,908.58. This represents a 59.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 5.22% of the company’s stock.

ClearSign Technologies Company Profile

ClearSign Technologies Corporation is a clean energy technology company specializing in advanced combustion solutions that significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and greenhouse gases from industrial and power generation sources. Established in 2010 and based in Santa Rosa, California, ClearSign has developed proprietary burner and sensing platforms designed to enhance fuel efficiency and environmental performance for gas turbines, furnaces, boilers, and incineration units.

The company’s core offerings center around two technology platforms: the XCL™ ultra-low NOx combustion system and the SGM™ (Syngas & Gas Measurement) sensor suite.