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Investing.com - BofA Securities downgraded Acciona Energia (BME:ANE) from Neutral to Underperform on Thursday, setting a price target of EUR17.50.
The downgrade follows a significant outperformance period for the renewable energy company, which has seen its shares gain 34 percentage points since U.S. tariffs were announced, exceeding the utility sector’s median 27 percentage point increase.
BofA Securities cited valuation concerns, noting Acciona Energia now trades at approximately 10 times two-year forward EBITDA, or 11.5 times excluding capital gains, compared to sector peers and clean energy companies trading at around 8 times.
While BofA acknowledged that market consensus might not fully account for growth potential or capital gains, it believes the share price has already moved ahead of potential earnings revisions and now appears expensive.
The firm also highlighted execution risks and tight leverage headroom as Acciona Energia manages both gross additions and asset rotations, though it noted a potential acquisition by parent company Acciona remains an upside risk, despite seeming unlikely with shares approaching the 2021 IPO price of EUR26.7.
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