Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of ($0.29) Per Share

Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Daqo New Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 27th. Roth Capital analyst P. Shen expects that the semiconductor company will earn ($0.29) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Daqo New Energy’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Daqo New Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.23) EPS.

Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 26th. The semiconductor company reported ($1.81) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.56) by ($1.25). Daqo New Energy had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The firm had revenue of $219.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $406.50 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.34 earnings per share.

DQ has been the subject of several other research reports. HSBC raised Daqo New Energy from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. StockNews.com cut Daqo New Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Daqo New Energy from $38.40 to $34.05 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 26th. Roth Mkm cut their price target on shares of Daqo New Energy from $23.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Daqo New Energy from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Daqo New Energy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.26.

Daqo New Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:DQ opened at $14.73 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $15.98 and its 200 day moving average is $20.12. Daqo New Energy has a 52-week low of $13.62 and a 52-week high of $37.92. The firm has a market cap of $972.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.92 and a beta of 0.28.

Daqo New Energy announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, July 22nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to repurchase up to 8.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DQ. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Daqo New Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $11,080,000. Sylebra Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Daqo New Energy by 103.9% in the second quarter. Sylebra Capital LLC now owns 943,692 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,778,000 after acquiring an additional 480,980 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Daqo New Energy by 142.1% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 696,865 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $19,617,000 after purchasing an additional 409,057 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Daqo New Energy during the first quarter worth about $9,647,000. Finally, Ariose Capital Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Daqo New Energy by 23.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ariose Capital Management Ltd now owns 1,181,124 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,244,000 after acquiring an additional 228,200 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.22% of the company’s stock.

Daqo New Energy Company Profile

Daqo New Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. Its products are used in ingots, wafers, cells, and modules for solar power solutions. The company was formerly known as Mega Stand International Limited and changed its name to Daqo New Energy Corp.