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Bloom Energy Surges on Q3 Beat as Jefferies Lifts Target but Maintains Underperform

Investors await a fourth‑quarter backlog update to gauge Brookfield JV cash‑flow impact.

Overview

  • Brookfield Asset Management outlined plans to invest up to $5 billion with Bloom Energy to deploy fuel‑cell power for AI data centers.
  • Bloom reported third‑quarter revenue of $519 million, up 57% year over year, with gross margin at 29.2%, an operating profit of $7.8 million, and nearly $20 million in operating cash flow.
  • Shares have rallied sharply, including a roughly 300% three‑month climb, a 57% gain through October, and a 19.7% jump last week.
  • Jefferies raised its price target to $53 but kept an Underperform rating, citing unresolved questions about the joint venture’s profitability and deployment timing, and it flagged a Q4 backlog disclosure as pivotal.
  • Bloom upsized its planned convertible senior notes offering to $2.2 billion, detailing 2030 maturities and a 52.5% conversion premium to the Oct. 30 close.