Published on 10 May 2023 on Zacks via Yahoo Finance

Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It

Clearway Energy (CWEN) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.

Over the past month, shares of this company created by NRG Energy to acquire and operate natural gas, solar and wind plants have returned -3.1%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Alternative Energy - Other industry, which Clearway Energy falls in, has lost 2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?

While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually dominate the buy-and-hold decision-making.