Why SES AI Stock Jumped as Much as 45% Today
SES AI just stunned Wall Street with its Q1 results. Is this AI-driven battery innovator worth watching yet?
Shares of SES AI (NYSE: SES) soared on Friday, following the battery materials researcher's impressive first-quarter report. The stock rose as much as 45.3% in the morning session, backing down to a milder (but still huge) 23.8% gain as of 3:25 p.m. ET.
Your average Wall Street analyst had expected SES AI's bottom line to show a net loss of approximately $0.05 per share. That would have been comparable to the year-ago period's result. Instead, the company achieved a breakeven earnings result. Revenues landed at $5.8 million, up from $2 million in the previous quarter with no material revenues to report in the first quarter of 2024.
The price gain didn't lift SES AI's shares to all-time highs. Instead, the stock returned to a level it hasn't sustained since the summer of 2024. The company's advanced battery technologies are brand new and largely unproven, so both SES AI and its investors are only starting to understand how its business opportunity will work out in the long run.
