HC Wainwright Has Bullish Forecast for CLIR Q3 Earnings

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 25th, 2026

ClearSign Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:CLIR – Free Report) – HC Wainwright upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ClearSign Technologies in a research note issued on Thursday, August 20th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.22) 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 – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 17th. The technology company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.03. The business had revenue of $0.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $0.61 million. ClearSign Technologies had a negative return on equity of 58.08% and a negative net margin of 96.07%.

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

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ClearSign Technologies Price Performance

Shares of CLIR opened at $4.84 on Monday. ClearSign Technologies has a one year low of $3.16 and a one year high of $11.20. The company has a market cap of $32.96 million, a PE ratio of -5.32 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.91 and a 200-day moving average of $4.62.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in ClearSign Technologies during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Americana Partners LLC lifted its holdings in ClearSign Technologies by 83.3% during the 4th quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 55,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 25,000 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in ClearSign Technologies by 89.6% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of 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. 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 purchased 500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $3.54 per share, for a total transaction of $1,770,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,343,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,755,908.58. This trade represents a 59.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 5.22% of the company’s stock.

About ClearSign Technologies

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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.