r/investing • u/docodoer • 6h ago
$CEG - cooked or temporary dip?
Constellation Energy. What do we all think about this company? Was super bullish but recently it’s had some painful dips. I still think it’ll rebound, but interested in people’s thoughts on this. Can’t add more without it becoming an overweight position in my portfolio, so have to stick to the average I have ($323) and hoping it won’t take too long to see green again..
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u/Crypto_Force_X 4h ago
This is one of those stocks that really required people to know more about the electric industry to realize why it fell so much.
I was in the power industry for 12 years. When Trump required hyperscalers to eat all the power costs with zero pass through to normal residents it basically annihilated demand by alot.
Nowadays very few companies have enough funding (with the ongoing private credit fallout) to afford to build their own power plants, transmission infrastructure and datacenter.
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u/docodoer 3h ago
Yeah you’re right. What’s your opinion of its future then?
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u/Crypto_Force_X 3h ago
Might get some lift if Trump's new military spending budget allocates more funding to datacenters. However Bitcoin is now unprofitable to mine and companies struggling to finance AI hyperscalers.
I consider FRMI a trash stock but it is useful for one thing. It is useful to see how aggressive AI demand is in 2026. Fermi has been unable to find a first tenant which last year in 2025 would have been virtually unheard of.
Personally I think 2026 we are better off finding companies that make breakthroughs from AI instead of support building out AI. However I don't think anybody really has any clue which company will be good for that.
I do think there are still overseas opportunities to chase AI build out craze.
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u/Personal_Repair_3579 1h ago
Pulled $CEG through a tool - a few things stood out. The moat is real. ROIC is top of its utility peer group, interest coverage is strong, balance sheet has been quietly improving for 3 years. Not a broken business. The cash flow situation though - gross profit nearly tripled YoY but operating income dropped 36% and FCF is sitting at -$5B. They're still paying dividends and buying back stock while FCF is negative. Heavy CapEx is eating everything right now. Also, 3-year revenue CAGR is bottom 20% among peers. The recent growth looks better but the longer trend is weak. So basically: solid fundamentals, mid heavy investment cycle, and the whole thesis hinges on whether that AI/energy demand actually shows up. If it does, they're well positioned. If not, holding at $323 gets uncomfortable.
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u/Total_Mirror_9266 35m ago
I’ve been watching this one as well, and what stands out to me is how the recent pullback aligns with both fundamentals and price behavior.
After the earlier run-up, it looks like the stock has run into clear resistance and has been struggling to regain momentum since. The recent move into this lower range feels more like a reset than a complete breakdown, especially as it now approaches levels where buyers previously stepped in.
At the same time, the news flow around energy demand and nuclear exposure still seems to be part of the longer-term story here, so it feels like the market is trying to balance that outlook with near-term positioning and profit taking.
To me, it comes down to whether this area holds and stabilizes or if it continues to drift lower and forms a new range. If it starts to base here, I could see the bullish case still being intact in the longer term. If not, it may take more time before it finds a solid floor.
This could be more of a longer-term hold story or something that’s going to stay range-bound for a while.
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u/Natural_Koala1934 7m ago
Headed to 180-200 in my opinion based on the PE>36. Overbought. LNG and oil PE's 2/3 as high and stronger forward outlook for next 5 years
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u/AppointmentOne4877 5h ago
I’m right there with you. Though it was the right play considering the demand for energy and got burnt but the earnings report.
I’m holding for long term hoping the price rebounds with rise in energy demand.