Roth Capital Weighs in on Stardust Power Q1 Earnings

Stardust Power Inc. (NASDAQ:SDST) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Stardust Power in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. Roth Capital analyst J. Reagor forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Stardust Power’s current full-year earnings is ($0.63) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Stardust Power’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS.

Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.14).

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Maxim Group began coverage on Stardust Power in a report on Thursday, February 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $1.75 price target for the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $1.70 price target (down previously from $4.00) on shares of Stardust Power in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage on shares of Stardust Power in a report on Thursday, February 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $5.11.

Stardust Power Price Performance

SDST opened at $0.51 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $0.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.48. Stardust Power has a 1-year low of $0.41 and a 1-year high of $28.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stardust Power

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Stardust Power stock. Geode Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Stardust Power Inc. (NASDAQ:SDST) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 108,459 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $883,000. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 0.23% of Stardust Power as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 32.79% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Stardust Power news, CFO Udaychandra Devasper sold 38,943 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.68, for a total transaction of $26,481.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 161,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $109,701.68. This trade represents a 19.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 185,582 shares of company stock valued at $117,486 over the last quarter. 65.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Stardust Power

Stardust Power Inc is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.