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Investing.com - Needham has reiterated its Hold rating on ChargePoint Holdings Inc (NYSE:CHPT) following the company’s second-quarter results. The company’s shares, currently trading significantly below their 52-week high of $35.19, have seen a steep decline of over 68% in the past year.
The research firm acknowledged ChargePoint’s progress on margin improvement, cost discipline, and liquidity preservation, but noted that near-term demand trends remain subdued. According to InvestingPro data, while the company maintains a healthy current ratio of 1.82, it’s experiencing significant cash burn with negative free cash flow of $127 million.
Needham pointed out that profitability has been pushed further out, while the company’s softer revenue guidance highlights ongoing uncertainty around electric vehicle adoption and regulatory support.
The firm indicated these factors make it difficult to predict a near-term improvement in ChargePoint’s fundamental business metrics.
Needham believes the current stock price appropriately reflects both ChargePoint’s improving operational discipline and the continuing challenges regarding growth visibility and profitability, preferring to "stay on the sidelines" until clearer evidence emerges of a sustained recovery in demand.
In other recent news, ChargePoint Holdings Inc. reported its second-quarter 2025 earnings, showing a revenue of $99 million, which slightly exceeded the forecast of $96.02 million. However, the company’s earnings per share (EPS) fell significantly short of expectations, coming in at -$2.85 compared to the anticipated -$0.12. This discrepancy in EPS reflects ongoing challenges for the company. Additionally, ChargePoint has withdrawn its fiscal year 2026 profitability guidance due to market uncertainty, delaying its expectations to reach EBITDA breakeven to the fourth fiscal quarter. Following these developments, JPMorgan adjusted its outlook on ChargePoint, lowering the stock’s price target to $8.00 from $9.00 while maintaining an Underweight rating. These recent updates highlight the mixed financial performance and strategic adjustments at ChargePoint.
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