Enphase Energy Slides as Residential Solar Weakness and Pre-Earnings Caution Weigh on Shares

Enphase Energy (ENPH) is down 5.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is a fresh analyst price-target cut tied to weak residential solar demand, which appears to have reinforced concerns the company had already flagged about a softer U.S. market. Investors also seem cautious ahead of Enphase Energy’s second-quarter earnings call later this month, especially after the company disclosed pressure from tax-credit changes and tariffs in its last report.

Details:

A brokerage lowered its target on ENPH on July 20 after pointing to a difficult residential solar backdrop and a weaker-than-normal seasonal pickup in installation demand.

In its first-quarter 2026 release, Enphase Energy said U.S. revenue fell about 23% sequentially, citing the expiration of the federal residential clean energy tax credit under Section 25D and normal seasonality.

The company also said U.S. sell-through demand dropped 48% from the prior quarter, showing that end-market demand had already weakened before today’s selloff.

Enphase Energy’s prior outlook for the second quarter included an estimated tariff-related hit to gross margin, and the market may be discounting another cautious update when the company reports on July 28, 2026.

Sources:

Enphase Energy, FinancialContent

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$ENPH Insider Trading Activity

$ENPH insiders have traded $ENPH stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ENPH stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

THURMAN J RODGERS sold 137,250 shares for an estimated $5,985,925
BADRINARAYANAN KOTHANDARAMAN (President & CEO) has made 2 purchases buying 5,000 shares for an estimated $337,481 and 0 sales.
RICHARD MORA has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 2,500 shares for an estimated $134,666.
SHANKER TRIVEDI purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $53,910

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$ENPH Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 242 institutional investors add shares of $ENPH stock to their portfolio, and 197 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 5,212,918 shares (+823.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $192,877,966
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 2,512,536 shares (+84.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $92,963,832
GREENVALE CAPITAL LLP removed 2,350,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $86,950,000
UBS GROUP AG removed 2,300,610 shares (-58.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $85,122,570
BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,187,646 shares (+10.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $80,942,902
GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC added 2,113,519 shares (+6429.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $78,200,203
COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,647,893 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $60,972,041

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$ENPH Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ENPH recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $ENPH in the last 6 months, with a median target of $43.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Christine Cho from Barclays set a target price of $51.0 on 06/18/2026
Sunaina Ocalan from Bernstein set a target price of $56.0 on 06/17/2026
Gordon L. Johnson from GLJ Research set a target price of $21.7 on 06/11/2026
Brian Lee from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $57.0 on 05/20/2026
Nicholas Amicucci from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $37.0 on 05/04/2026
Biju Perincheril from Susquehanna set a target price of $32.0 on 04/30/2026
Vikram Bagri from Citigroup set a target price of $31.0 on 04/30/2026

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