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Zacks Investment Research9/2/2026Positive
ACFN
Acorn Energy, Inc.NASDAQTECHNOLOGYSCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$48.24M
P/E Ratio
31.20
EPS
$0.61
Beta
0.24
52W High
$31.94
52W Low
$12.42
50-Day MA
$18.90
200-Day MA
$17.85
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
16.10%
Forward P/E
98.04
PEG Ratio
3.26
About Acorn Energy, Inc.
Acorn Energy, Inc., through its subsidiary, develops and markets wireless remote monitoring and control systems in the United States and internationally. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $9.57M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $7.68M |
| EBITDA | 815,000 |
| Operating Margin | 15.10% |
| Return on Equity | 19.90% |
| Return on Assets | 3.30% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $3.82 |
| Book Value | $3.50 |
| Price-to-Book | 5.55 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 5.04 |
| EV/Revenue | 4.717 |
| EV/EBITDA | 55.40 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -58.10% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -29.40% |
| Shares Outstanding | $2.53M |
| Float | $1.62M |
| % Insiders | 29.32% |
| % Institutions | 15.41% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
76.53%
HV 20-Day
58.91%
HV 30-Day
56.44%
HV 60-Day
51.85%
HV Rank
—
Volatility is currently expanding
Latest News
Acorn Secures 100% Ownership of OmniMetrix Subsidiary via Purchase of Remaining 1% Stake
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acorn Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACFN), a provider of remote monitoring and control solutions for critical infrastructure, announced that it has acquired the remaining outstanding 1% ownership interest in OmniMetrix, its principal operating subsidiary, bringing Acorn's ownership to 100%. The interest was acquired from OmniMetrix' former CEO, Walter Czarnecki, in exchange for 25,096 newly-issued shares of Acorn common stock, a number of shares equal to approximately 1% of Acorn's shares outstanding immediately prior to the transaction. Following the exchange, Acorn has 2,534,714 shares outstanding.
GlobeNewsWire8/18/2026Neutral
Acorn Stock Slips Post Q2 Earnings, Revenues Decline Y/Y
ACFN's second-quarter 2026 revenues decline as weaker hardware sales outweigh monitoring growth, while margins improve on a richer revenue mix.
Zacks Investment Research8/10/2026Negative
Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha8/7/2026Neutral
Acorn – Provider of Monitoring and Control Solutions for Mission-Critical Assets Hosts Q2 Earnings Call Thursday Aug. 6th at 11am ET
Acorn (ACFN), a provider of monitoring, control and security solutions for mission-critical assets is hosting its Q2 Conf. Call Thurs. Aug. 6 at 11am ET.
GlobeNewsWire7/31/2026Neutral
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Infrastructure Monitoring and Control Provider Acorn to Webcast Investor Presentation at Planet MicroCap Las Vegas Powered by MicroCapClub Conference Wed. June 17 at 12:30 PT
LAS VEGAS and WILMINGTON, Del., June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acorn Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACFN), a provider of remote monitoring and control solutions for generators, gas pipelines, cell tower campuses and other critical infrastructure, will webcast from Planet MicroCap Las Vegas 2026 Powered by MicroCapClub on Wednesday, June 17th at 12:30 am PT.
GlobeNewsWire6/9/2026Neutral
Acorn Stock Declines Post Q1 Earnings, Recurring Revenue Rises
ACFN's hardware lull hits first-quarter 2026 revenues, but recurring monitoring growth and an AIO-backed expansion help lift margins.
Zacks Investment Research5/12/2026Neutral
Acorn, Provider of Monitoring and Control Solutions for Generators, Cell Towers, Data Centers and other Critical Infrastructure, Hosts Q1 Earnings Call Thursday, May 7 at 11am ET
Acorn, Provider of Monitoring & Control Solutions for Generators, Cell Towers, Data Centers & other Critical Infrastructure, Hosts Q1 Call Thur. 5/7 @ 11am
GlobeNewsWire5/1/2026Neutral
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Data last updated: 9/7/2026