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Energous
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
$27.00
▲(578.39% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/13/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial fundamentals (large losses and significant ongoing cash burn despite improving revenue) and soft technical momentum. The latest earnings call was a relative positive, citing sharp revenue growth, margin/expense improvements, and a stated path toward breakeven, but execution and liquidity risks remain. Valuation is also constrained by negative earnings and no dividend support.
Positive Factors
Accelerating Revenue & Margins
Multi-quarter top-line acceleration and a materially larger revenue base show improving product-market fit. Combined with a sustained ~36% gross margin, this trend supports scalable unit economics and operating leverage as deployments and volumes rise, making future margin expansion and breakeven more achievable if execution continues.
Negative Factors
High Cash Burn
Sustained negative operating and free cash flow at this scale relative to revenue creates ongoing funding needs and elevates dilution or refinancing risk. Cash burn constrains the company’s ability to fund manufacturing scale-up, inventory build, and commercial expansion without external capital, making runway and financing execution a persistent strategic vulnerability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Accelerating Revenue & Margins
Multi-quarter top-line acceleration and a materially larger revenue base show improving product-market fit. Combined with a sustained ~36% gross margin, this trend supports scalable unit economics and operating leverage as deployments and volumes rise, making future margin expansion and breakeven more achievable if execution continues.
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Energous (WATT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$132.52M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)152.10K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.77
Revenue Growth699.33%
EPS Growth90.06%
CountryUS
Employees26
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-5.67
Shares Outstanding5,501,101
10 Day Avg. Volume55,610
30 Day Avg. Volume152,098
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.47
Price to Sales (P/S)1.05
P/FCF Ratio-0.47
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.03
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.53
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.48
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-0.59
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)$15.38M
Energous Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Energous Corporation is a company focused on developing cutting-edge wireless power solutions. Their primary offering is the innovative WattUp wireless power technology, a complete system designed to charge electronic devices using radio frequenci...
How the Company Makes Money
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Energous Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 13, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed clear positive operational momentum: pronounced revenue acceleration (Q1 revenue up ~933% YoY), improving gross margin (36% vs 27%), reduced operating expenses, narrowing net loss (51% improvement), significant product shipments and two large enterprise deployments, plus regulatory approvals and a growing AWS channel. However, notable risks remain including ongoing GAAP losses, limited disclosed cash runway (~$37M), concentration in a few large customers, dependence on converting numerous POCs into commercial deployments, and near-term ramp costs tied to U.S. manufacturing. On balance, the highlights — large percentage growth, margin improvement, product traction, partner validation and expanding deployments — materially outweigh the lowlights, which are largely execution and liquidity risks that management is actively addressing.Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly and Annual Revenue Growth
Q1 2026 revenue of $3.1M versus $0.3M in Q1 2025, a ~933% year-over-year increase; full-year 2025 revenue of ~$5.6M, a 633% increase over 2024. The company reported five consecutive quarters of revenue growth.
Negative Updates
Continued GAAP Losses
Although improved, the company still reported a GAAP net loss of $1.7M in Q1 2026 and remains unprofitable today with a stated path to profitability rather than achieved breakeven.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Quarterly and Annual Revenue Growth
Q1 2026 revenue of $3.1M versus $0.3M in Q1 2025, a ~933% year-over-year increase; full-year 2025 revenue of ~$5.6M, a 633% increase over 2024. The company reported five consecutive quarters of revenue growth.
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Company Guidance
Energous reiterated that it is on a clear path to profitability and cash-flow breakeven while expecting to support commercialization through 2026 with roughly $37.0 million in cash (after raising about $31.9 million via its ATM program through March 23, 2026) and two contract manufacturers (including a U.S. CM ramp expected to settle tooling/test spend in Q2); management said there are no plans for additional ATM usage this year and that several active programs should reach commercial decisions in 2026. Key metrics cited underpinning that guidance include full‑year 2025 revenue of approximately $5.6 million (a 633% increase vs. 2024) and more than 25,000 PowerBridge transmitters shipped in 2025 (now >39,000 total deployed), Q4/2025 revenue of ~ $3.0 million (a 139% sequential increase from Q3), Q1/2026 revenue of $3.1 million versus $0.3 million in Q1/2025 (fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth), cost of revenue of ~$2.0 million producing a 36% gross margin (vs. 27% in Q1/2025), operating expenses of $2.9 million (down ~$0.8 million or 21% YoY), and a GAAP net loss of $1.7 million (a 51% improvement vs. $3.4 million a year ago).Energous Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
22
Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
18
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 8.37M | 5.63M | 768.00K | 474.18K | 851.32K | 756.79K |
| Gross Profit | 3.00M | 2.03M | 12.00K | 195.10K | -426.24K | 756.79K |
| EBITDA | -7.56M | -9.45M | -16.84M | -21.55M | -25.64M | -37.16M |
| Net Income | -7.88M | -9.59M | -18.40M | -19.37M | -26.28M | -41.43M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 45.59M | 16.74M | 3.79M | 16.68M | 29.75M | 51.37M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 36.60M | 10.40M | 1.35M | 13.88M | 26.29M | 49.07M |
| Total Debt | 996.00K | 1.17M | 1.49M | 1.26M | 1.97M | 668.72K |
| Total Liabilities | 2.83M | 4.24M | 4.87M | 5.18M | 5.11M | 4.39M |
| Stockholders Equity | 42.76M | 12.50M | -1.08M | 11.50M | 24.65M | 46.98M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -13.42M | -12.50M | -17.70M | -19.44M | -23.80M | -29.09M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -13.32M | -12.42M | -17.57M | -19.25M | -23.64M | -28.72M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -99.00K | -82.00K | -123.00K | -187.00K | -164.99K | -365.74K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 39.94M | 21.55M | 5.11M | 7.08M | 1.02M | 27.43M |
Energous Technical Analysis
Neutral
3.98
Price Trends
26.57
Negative
20.40
Positive
13.58
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.62
Positive
46.19
Neutral
35.74
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For WATT, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 3.98 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 24.95, below the 50-day MA of 26.57, and below the 200-day MA of 13.58, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.62 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.19 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 35.74 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for WATT.
Energous Risk Analysis
Energous disclosed 1 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Energous reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Energous Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | $914.21M | -29.31 | -41.18% | ― | 86.66% | -97.48% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
53 Neutral | $97.31M | 885.96 | 0.15% | ― | 41.39% | ― | |
52 Neutral | $67.10M | -45.42 | -12.20% | ― | 9.64% | 45.26% | |
49 Neutral | $132.52M | -4.25 | -40.55% | ― | 699.33% | 90.06% | |
47 Neutral | $15.55M | 1.82 | 38.45% | ― | -36.94% | ― |
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Energous Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Energous Shareholders Approve Equity Plan Amendment and Directors
Positive
Jun 12, 2026
At its virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 11, 2026, Energous shareholders approved an amendment to the company’s Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing the authorized shares under the plan by 300,000, with th...
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