Date: December 8, 2025 – Ticker: NYSE: TE – Company: T1 Energy Inc.
T1 Energy stock today: price, volatility and key numbers
T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE), the solar‑module and clean‑energy manufacturer formerly known as FREYR Battery, has become one of the most volatile names in U.S. clean tech going into the week of December 8, 2025. [1]
As of the close on Friday, December 5, 2025, the stock stood at:
- Closing price:$5.83, up 14.1% on the day from $5.11
- Intraday range:$4.87 – $5.89, a swing of about 21% in one session
- Volume: roughly 18.9 million shares, significantly above its recent average
- 52‑week range: about $0.92 – $5.89
- Market cap: ~$1.24 billion
- Trailing 12‑month revenue: ~$400 million, with a net loss of about $558 million and EPS of –$3.63
Pre‑market quotes early on December 8 show TE trading essentially flat around $5.82, suggesting only a mild reaction so far to the latest governance and regulatory headlines. [3]
Over longer horizons, the move has been dramatic:
- The share price is up roughly 239% over the past year and more than 500% above its 52‑week low near $0.92, according to WallStreetZen data. [4]
- Technical site StockInvest notes the stock has risen in 8 of the last 10 sessions, gaining about 114% over the past two weeks, with daily volatility near 16% and classifies TE as a “very high risk” trade. [5]
In other words: this is a mid‑cap clean‑energy manufacturer whose shares now behave like a high‑beta trading vehicle.
What T1 Energy actually does
T1 Energy positions itself as an integrated U.S. solar and battery supply‑chain play:
- It produces photovoltaic solar modules at its G1_Dallas facility in Texas, aimed at utility‑scale projects.
- It plans a large solar‑cell fabrication plant in Rockdale, Texas (G2_Austin), targeting about 5 GW of cell capacity in multiple phases, with project costs around $850 million according to company and industry coverage. [6]
- The company also maintains operations and legacy ties to energy‑storage projects in Norway from its FREYR Battery days. [7]
T1 Energy rebranded from FREYR Battery Inc. to T1 Energy Inc. in February 2025 and now emphasizes a strategy of building a “made in America” solar supply chain, aided by U.S. policy incentives such as Section 45X manufacturing tax credits and possible trade measures on foreign polysilicon. [8]
Partnerships announced in 2025 include:
- A multi‑year agreement with Nextracker for U.S.‑made steel module frames. [9]
- A strategic deal with Corning to source U.S.‑made wafers, helping T1 comply with domestic‑content rules. [10]
- A minority investment in Talon PV LLC, which is developing an additional 4.8 GW cell fab in Texas. [11]
This industrial backdrop matters, because the latest stock moves are being driven by how convincingly T1 can fund and execute that build‑out.
Q3 2025 results: heavy losses alongside aggressive expansion
On November 14, 2025, T1 Energy reported its third‑quarter 2025 results, which triggered a sharp sell‑off at the time and set the stage for the current volatility. [12]
Key points from the Q3 update and follow‑up commentary:
- Net loss: about $140.8 million for Q3 2025, including a non‑cash impairment charge of roughly $53.2 million against intangible assets. [13]
- Revenue: third‑party summaries of the earnings call cite record net sales of around $210 million for the quarter. [14]
- Cash position: total cash and restricted cash around $86.7 million, with only about $34.1 million classified as unrestricted cash at September 30, 2025. [15]
- Tax credits: the company had accrued roughly $93 million in Section 45X manufacturing credits it expects to monetize. [16]
Despite the loss, management maintained 2025 EBITDA guidance at $25–50 million, hinging on:
- A significant Q4 2025 ramp in module production at G1_Dallas, targeting an annualized run rate of about 4.5 GW, more than double the average production rate of the first three quarters.
- Expectations that Q4 module sales will exceed total sales from Q1–Q3 combined, and that finished‑goods inventory will be largely cleared by year‑end. [17]
The market reaction to Q3 was mixed:
- Motley Fool highlighted that T1 “missed badly” on earnings and that some analysts do not expect the company to reach profitability until around 2027, helping explain the mid‑November drop in the share price. [18]
In short, Q3 confirmed that T1 is still decisively loss‑making, but also accelerating industrial output and leaning heavily on policy support.
Fresh capital: equity offerings and convertible preferred
Because large‑scale solar manufacturing is capital‑intensive, T1 has been raising funds aggressively.
From October through November 2025, the company:
- Completed a $72 million registered direct equity offering to new and existing institutional investors.
- Executed a $50 million registered direct convertible preferred offering, aimed at supporting the first 2.1 GW phase of G2_Austin. [19]
- Restructured a prior $50 million Series A preferred investment from Encompass Capital Advisors, cancelling the old series and issuing new common and preferred shares, along with an additional $50 million Series B‑1 preferred tranche. [20]
These transactions together provide a substantial chunk of the equity needed for G2_Austin Phase 1, though management still expects to rely on debt financing and customer offtake deposits to close the funding gap for the full $400–425 million capex budget on that first phase. [21]
A separate registration statement also covers the potential resale of up to 21.5 million shares by existing security holders, underscoring the risk of ongoing dilution as the company finances its build‑out. [22]
December 3–5, 2025: shareholder approvals, a major offtake contract – and DOJ subpoenas
The most important new information as of December 8, 2025 comes from a Form 8‑K dated December 3, 2025 and related coverage by financial news outlets. [23]
Governance and capital structure changes
At a special shareholders’ meeting held on December 3, T1 Energy investors approved several amendments to the company’s Certificate of Incorporation, including: [24]
- Increasing authorized common shares from 355 million to 500 million, expanding the capacity for future equity issuance.
- Adding foreign‑ownership limits designed to preserve eligibility for favorable U.S. tax treatment.
- Removing the “only for cause” limitation on director removal, giving shareholders greater flexibility to remove directors without having to prove misconduct.
Corresponding changes to the company’s bylaws took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on December 4, 2025, immediately after the amended charter was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. [25]
Commentary from sources such as AInvest and TipRanks generally frames these changes as:
- A necessary precondition for further capital raising (including conversions of existing convertible notes).
- A shift toward more flexible, U.S.‑aligned governance — but also a signal of potential future dilution for common shareholders. [26]
A 2.0 GW fixed‑margin offtake contract for 2026
The same 8‑K filing contained a business update with one of the most positive data points T1 has disclosed in months: [27]
- The company has signed a 2.0 GW fixed‑margin offtake contract for 2026 module deliveries.
- In total, T1 now has 3.0 GW of 2026 module sales from its G1_Dallas facility contracted at fixed margins.
Investor commentary on X and Reddit has framed this as meaningfully de‑risking a large slice of 2026 revenue and margin, especially if G1_Dallas’s planned 2026 output is in the 5–6 GW range. [28]
Short‑term market reaction has been enthusiastic: one AI‑driven news service noted that TE surged nearly 10% intraday on December 5, hitting a new 52‑week high as traders focused on the offtake contract and shareholder approvals despite regulatory headlines. [29]
DOJ grand jury subpoenas and SEC document request
The same filing and follow‑on reporting disclosed a material regulatory overhang: [30]
- In November 2025, both T1 Energy and a company executive who also serves as a board member received grand jury subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
- The subpoenas seek documents related to the sale of T1 stock in the second half of 2023 by that individual.
- The company believes those trades involve shares pledged as collateral for a personal loan, and says they were approved under its insider‑trading policy.
- Around the same time, T1 also received a voluntary document request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) covering similar issues.
T1 states that it is co‑operating fully with both agencies, and that it is “not possible at this time to predict the duration, outcome or impact” of the investigations. [31]
Reuters and other outlets have emphasized that DOJ grand jury subpoenas, unlike routine civil inquiries, imply a criminal investigation focused on at least one individual, which can represent a serious reputational and governance risk even if the company itself ultimately avoids charges. [32]
For equity holders, these developments create a binary overlay on top of the operational story: investors now have to discount not only execution and funding risk, but also regulatory and legal uncertainty.
Wall Street analyst ratings and price targets
Despite the volatility and new legal risk, consensus analyst opinion as of early December 2025 remains broadly positive, albeit with important caveats.
Across several data providers:
- StockAnalysis and Investing.com aggregate 4 Wall Street analysts with an average rating of “Strong Buy” and a 12‑month price target around $7.00, implying roughly 20% upside from the recent $5.83 share price. [33]
- TipRanks shows 3 analysts, all rating TE a Buy, with an average 12‑month target of about $6.67 (range $6–7). At the time that dataset was compiled, this represented roughly 48% upside from a prior share price around $4.50. [34]
- MarketBeat lists a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”, based on 1 strong buy, 3 buy, 1 hold and 1 sell recommendation. Its compiled consensus price target of $7.00 is again about 20% above the current price. [35]
- WallStreetZen similarly reports a Buy consensus from 4 analysts and notes that TE has outperformed the broader Electrical Equipment & Parts industry over the past year. [36]
At the same time, more systematic “AI analyst” tools are less enthusiastic:
- TipRanks’ Spark AI analyst currently labels TE as “Underperform”, citing ongoing losses, high leverage, negative cash flows and regulatory challenges, even while acknowledging the potential from the company’s strategic overhaul. [37]
- MarketBeat flags a relatively high price‑to‑book ratio (~4.8) and notes that short interest is about 6.9% of free float, having increased nearly 25% month‑over‑month, which suggests a sizeable cohort of skeptical traders. [38]
The result is an unusually bipolar picture: human analysts, who are focused on policy tailwinds and off‑take visibility, mostly rate TE a buy, while systematic tools and technical traders highlight balance‑sheet stress and extreme volatility.
Short‑term technical picture: high risk, high momentum
For traders looking at the next few days rather than years, technical services paint a very active, but fragile, setup:
- StockInvest describes TE as being in the middle of a “very wide and strong rising trend”, upgrading it into a buy/hold territory in late November but recently downgrading the conclusion from “Buy” to “Hold/Accumulate” due to overbought conditions. [39]
- Its model expects the stock to rise roughly 60% over the next three months, with a 90% probability band between about $5 and $10.70 by the end of that period — a range that reflects just how wild the swings can be. [40]
- For Monday, December 8, the same model projects a “fair” opening price around $5.53 and a potential intraday trading range roughly between $5.5 and $6.1, or ±10% from the last close, based on average true range. [41]
Key technical levels flagged by these services include:
- Support around $5.24, with deeper support in the mid‑$4s.
- No clear overhead resistance given the stock’s new high, making further spikes possible if momentum traders pile in. [42]
Given those parameters, even bullish technical analyses stress that TE should be treated as “very high risk” and that tight risk management is essential for short‑term traders.
Dividend outlook: still a growth, not income, story
Despite some retail‑focused commentary asking whether T1 Energy could deliver “stable dividends,” current data is clear:
- T1 Energy does not pay a dividend, and no regular dividend program is listed across major financial data providers. [43]
- With the company still reporting substantial net losses and committing hundreds of millions of dollars to new manufacturing capacity, available cash flow is being directed to capex and working capital, not payouts to shareholders. [44]
Any near‑term dividend speculation is therefore purely theoretical; the investment case is firmly in the high‑growth, high‑risk bucket rather than in income.
Key upside drivers for TE stock
Putting the pieces together, the bullish case for T1 Energy as of December 8, 2025, rests on several pillars:
- De‑risked 2026 revenue at G1_Dallas
- With 3.0 GW of 2026 output already contracted at fixed margins, G1_Dallas has a visible revenue and margin base for next year, assuming counterparties perform. [45]
- Large embedded earnings power if both plants are built
- Management estimates that once G1_Dallas (5 GW) and G2_Austin Phase 1 (2.1 GW) are fully online, the combined operations could support annual run‑rate EBITDA of $375–450 million, a figure that would make today’s ~$1.2 billion valuation appear modest if achieved. [46]
- Policy tailwinds and domestic‑content advantage
- T1 is explicitly oriented around U.S. policy support: Section 45X tax credits, potential trade actions under Section 232 on foreign polysilicon, and “made in America” procurement rules. Its long‑term contracts for U.S.‑made polysilicon and components could be a durable competitive edge if those regimes remain favorable. [47]
- Growing analyst coverage with mostly positive ratings
- Multiple brokers, including newly launched coverage from Roth/MKM, have Buy ratings with price targets around $7–8, signalling that institutional research desks see meaningful upside if execution stays on track. [48]
- Momentum and trader attention
- Massive price appreciation, expanding volume and rising short interest have turned TE into a trader’s stock, which can amplify moves to the upside when news is perceived as positive. [49]
Major risks and what to watch next
The bearish case – or at least the caution flags – is equally substantial:
- Continuing large losses and cash burn
- T1 remains deeply unprofitable, with a $140 million Q3 loss and over $550 million in trailing 12‑month losses, plus sizeable non‑cash impairment charges. Even with positive EBITDA guidance, true free cash flow is likely to remain negative while build‑out continues. [50]
- Heavy capex and funding risk
- G2_Austin Phase 1 alone requires $400–425 million in capex; later phases could push total capex well beyond that. While recent equity and preferred raises help, T1 will likely need additional debt and/or equity, creating ongoing dilution and execution risk. [51]
- Regulatory and legal overhang
- The DOJ grand jury subpoenas and SEC document request around 2023 stock sales by a company executive introduce material uncertainty. Even if the company is ultimately cleared, investigations can consume management time, legal costs and reputation capital. If they lead to charges or fines, the downside could be significant. [52]
- Short interest and volatility
- With nearly 7% of the float sold short and short interest rising about 25% in a month, TE is a battleground stock. Price can overshoot in both directions, and the same volatility that excites traders can be punishing for unhedged long‑term holders. [53]
- Policy and macro sensitivity
- The investment thesis is tightly tied to U.S. industrial policy and sustained demand for utility‑scale solar. Changes in tax credit regimes, trade policy, interest rates or macro demand for solar projects could all materially shift the economics. [54]
- Timeline to true profitability
- Commentary around Q3 earnings and independent analysis suggest T1 may not reach GAAP profitability until roughly 2027, even in favorable scenarios – a long time to ask markets to tolerate large losses and recurring capital raises. [55]
So is T1 Energy stock a buy, sell or hold right now?
As of December 8, 2025, T1 Energy is best described as a high‑risk, high‑reward clean‑energy bet rather than a core holding.
- Long‑term, fundamentals‑driven investors who are bullish on U.S. industrial policy, believe management can execute the G1/G2 build‑out, and are comfortable with legal and dilution risk may view current levels as an entry point, especially given contracted 2026 volumes and analyst price targets in the high‑$6 to $7+ range. [56]
- Shorter‑term traders are dealing with a stock that can easily move 10–20% in a single day, with technical indicators flashing overbought but still in an uptrend, and sentiment oscillating between fear over subpoenas and enthusiasm for fixed‑margin contracts and policy support. [57]
Given the DOJ/SEC investigations, large ongoing losses and the need for more capital, T1 Energy is not a low‑risk way to gain solar exposure. But for investors specifically seeking asymmetric, policy‑leveraged solar manufacturing plays, TE has quickly become one of the most closely watched tickers on the board.
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