Array Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARRY) shares closed 20.08% higher on Friday, despite the company’s reported Q3 miss. The EPS and revenues came in at ($0.07) and $192.1 million, below the consensus estimates of ($0.05) and $203.5 million, respectively. However, the company announced a significant acquisition in STI Norland.

Analysts at Oppenheimer view the acquisition as sound from an industrial logic perspective, diversifying the company's geographic footprint and supplementing its product offerings. The analysts also noted that the company continues to book significant volumes of business benefiting from its leading product portfolio and strong underlying demand. The analysts view the company's margin improvement plan as reasonable, but given the volatility in basic material availability and labor shortages across numerous segments of the economy, they are taking a conservative view of margin recovery modestly below management expectations.