Why SunPower Corporation's Shares Popped 20% Today

Shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) jumped as much as 20.1% on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results. The company posted a surprise profit on a non-GAAP basis and is already building out its next manufacturing plant. Investors liked what they saw, and at 1:20 p.m. EDT shares were still up 14.2%.

Year-over-year comparisons in this case are meaningless because project sales make results very choppy. But revenue of $477.2 million, a non-GAAP gross margin of 12.8%, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.21 crushed consensus estimates. Analysts were expecting revenue of only $368.2 million and a loss of $0.39 per share.

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