Posts for Ticker ‘CSUN’

Analysts Duel Over Solar Stocks (ASTI, CSUN, ENER, ESLR, FSLR, SFUN, STP, SPWRA, YGE)

solar-panel-picJefferies has made some key downgrades in the solar sector this morning.  There are few other calls that were upgrades from rival firms, but the downgrade seems to be more front and center as it was a sector call.

Ascent Solar (NASDAQ:ASTI) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
China Sunergy (NASDAQ:CSUN) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Energy Conversion (NASDAQ:ENER) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ: ESLR) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
SolarFun Power (NASDAQ: SFUN) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford; Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies; Cut to Neutral at Cowen.
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) Raised to Overweight at HSBC.

JON C. OGG
AUGUST 21, 2009

Solar Subsidy Realities Sink In (LDK, STP, TSL, CSUN, JASO)

Solar Panel PicThe excitement in solar shares yesterday is already being met by selling and quick profit taking this morning.  Yesterday’s news of the China subsidy that may bring in another 500-MW over the next two years or more may have more bark than bite.  Of course this is far from bad news.  But major players from China are giving back the gains as the realities of the news set in.  LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP), Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL), China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN), and JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) are mostly lower.
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Will China Subsidies Save Solar Stocks? (LDK, STP, TSL, CSUN, JASO, FSLR, WFR, SPWRA, ENER, SOLR, CSIQ)

Solar Panel PicIf you saw how solar power stocks ran up today, you might think it was tied to higher energy prices from last week.  But the news that that ran shares is that the Chinese government plans to offer what appears to be some rather high subsidies for solar projects.  Due to the sizes and location of the Chinese companies and the desire for China to help Chinese companies, it seems that LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP), Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL), China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN), and JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) would be the largest beneficiaries.   Today is proof that many others can win outside of earnings news during earnings season.
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More Losses in the Chinese Solar Space (CSUN, CSIQ, YGE)

solar-panel-picAnother Chinese maker of PV solar cells, China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:CSUN), has reported a loss for the first quarter of 2009. The company’s net loss per diluted ADS came to -$0.40. On a non-GAAP basis the loss was -$0.33, worse than analysts’ expectations of -$0.26. Revenues were down 14.4% sequentially, to $37 million, just a little below expectations of $36.46 million. These numbers are even weaker than those posted by Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE).
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Barclays Initiates Solar Power Stocks (YGE, SOLF, CSUN, LDK, SOL, TSL)

solar_panel_picBarclays Capital initiated coverage of several stocks in the solar energy sector this morning.  Most of these ratings are cautious, although there was at least one positive call in the solar sector.

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) was rated overweight.  Solarfun Power (SOLF) was started as underweight.  China Sunergy (CSUN), LDK Solar (LDK), ReneSola (SOL), and Trina Solar (TSL) were all started as equal weight.

Jon C. Ogg

February 9, 2009

Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANN, CSUN, VRGY, CVC, KNX, OSK, WERN)

As this is last week of August, the daily upgrades and downgrades are rather thin as firms are starting to run on skeleton crews for one of the lightest news weeks of the year.  Here are today’s early-bird analyst upgrades and downgrades:

  • Ann Taylor (ANN) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citigroup.
  • China Sunergy (CSUN) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Verigy (VRGY) Raised to Hold at S&P.
  • Cablevision (CVC) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
  • Knight Transportation (KNX) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Oshkosh (OSK) Cut to Sell at S&P.
  • Werner Enterprises (WERN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
August 25, 2008

China Sunergy Secures Supplies For 2009 to 2015 (CSUN)

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN) has entered into a new supply agreement with the European wafer provider REC Wafer for a high quality supply of monocrystalline 156-millimeter wafers for the seven years from 2009 through 2015.  This is not China Sunergy securing this as an order, as the company is contracting for supplies here so that it can more adequately fill its orders. 

China Sunergy noted that the scheduled shipments are expected to begin in early 2009 and will be completed at the end of 2015.  It also noted that both amount and price are fixed according to the thickness of wafer and the year of shipment, although it noted there is some flexibility on amounts within certain limits.

The total purchases of wafers by China Sunergy from REC Wafer are expected to exceed $400 million over the life of the Agreement.  Partnering with its new supplier should reduce the company’s reliance on the spot market, and it believes that the cost savings involved will ease the pressure it has recently seen on its margins.

China Sunergy is actually up 5% after the supply contract to $11.20 on the day.

Jon C. Ogg
June 25, 2008

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CENT, CSUN, EP, FSLR, INTU, MDT, MU, NOV, NUE, PALM)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this morning:

  • Central Garden (NASDAQ: CENT) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • China Sunergy (NASDAQ: CSUN) raised to Hold at Jefferies.
  • El Paso (NYSE: EP) Cut to Neutral from Buy By Goldman Sachs.
  • First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut To Underperform From Mkt Perform By FBR.
  • Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) Cut To Hold From Buy By Citigroup.
  • Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) Raised to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) Cut to Add from Buy at Calyon.
  • Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE) Cut to Neutral from Buy at UBS.
  • Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) Cut to Sell from Neutral at UBS.

Jon C. Ogg
May 21, 2008

Pre-Market Stock News (DECEMBER 19, 2007) (ATU, ADCT, CEM, CSUN, DGIT, ETFC, AMTD, FITB, FRPT, GIS, GOOG, HOV, JOYG, LMC, MS, PALM, PHG, S, VIA, MSFT)

Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday:

  • Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate.
  • ADC Telecom (ADCT) traded down 4% after-hours. It filed a $400 million convertible note offering, and Cramer said it was a safe stock to play for Verizon and AT&T network build-outs.
  • Chemtura (CEM) said it will review Strategic Alternatives, including a possible sale of the company.
  • China Sunergy (CSUN) named Kenneth Luk as its Chief Financial Officer.
  • DG FastChannel (DGIT) shares are up 5% after it raised its 2007 and 2008 guidance.
  • E*Trade (ETFC) rose almost 4% in conjunction with
  • Fifth Third (FITB) warned of more credit losses but increased its dividend.
  • Force Protection (FRPT) traded down over 20% again after lower portion of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for U.S. Marines.
  • General Mills (GIS) $1.14 EPS vs $1.13 estimates.
  • Google (GOOG) said its application to bid for spectrum was accepted by the FCC.
  • Hovnanian (HOV) losses reached $7.42 on lower sales and added charges and write-downs.
  • Joy Global (JOYG) $0.80 EPS vs $0.75 estimates.
  • Lundin Mining (LMC) stock indicated up almost 2% after it said it will repurchase up to 19.6 million shares of common stock.
  • Morgan Stanley (MS) posted -$3.61 net but had $5.7 Billion in mortgage write-downs totaling roughly $9 Billion in charges now; it is also in pact with China Investment for $5 billion investment.
  • Nike (NKE) reports earnings after the close today.
  • Oracle (ORCL) posts earnings after the close today.
  • Palm (PALM) lost 9% after wider losses than expected and even lower guidance ahead.
  • Philips (PHG) plans a $7.2 Billion share buyback.
  • Sprint (S) named Hesse from Embarq as its new CEO.
  • TD Ameritrade (AMTD) rose 4% after it raised guidance.
  • Viacom (VIA) in long-term digital content and advertising pact with Microsoft.

Jon C. Ogg
December 19, 2007

Analyst Calls For China Sunergy Lower (CSUN)

China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CSUN) is seeing shares trade lower after today’s disappointing earnings.  Lazard Capital Markets’ Sanjay Shrestha has maintained his "Sell" rating today with a whopping $6.00 target ($7.59 today, down 5.5%).  This is an important call as far using "analyst research" as a potential binary impact rather than a one-off incident that is news rather than noise.  Shrestha covers many alternative energy stocks and he is one of the more bullish, yet realistic, analysts in the sector.

China Sunergy reported 3Q revenues of $48.9 million, below consensus of $63 million… "and our estimate of $55 million" and down 12.9% from $56.2 million in 2Q; EPS for the quarter was $(0.11), versus consensus of $(0.07).  Gross margin deteriorated again sequentially… "Most importantly, the company’s core business (core cells sales) gross margin was 1.5% versus 5.9%."  Cash burn was about $24 million, with cash balances at $76 million. "The company stated on the call that it will need to access the capital markets in the near future."

Shrestha concludes, "We are maintaining our SELL rating with a $6 price target, which reflects a 15x multiple on our 2009 EPS estimate of $0.40…. CSUN is currently trading at about 18x our 2009E EPS and we believe this discount to the group (26x) is warranted given the company’s limited near- and intermediate-term competitive positioning.  Given its capital and raw material position, we expect shares will meaningfully under perform the group."

This traded north of $15.00 after the May IPO and in late August shares sunk as low as $5.00.  By mid-October shares were in the teens again.  Despite the burgeoning solar and alternative energy hype, this stock is beginning to look like one of the less promising names out there.  It now needs to go by the beloved anacronym "HYPE-PO." Before today, Banc of America also had a SELL rating and Jefferies had a HOLD rating. We noted Cowen & Co. research also covered this with a cautious "Neutral" rating when the stock was above $13.00.

Jon C. Ogg
November 19, 2007

Jon Ogg produces the 24/7 Wall St. Special Situation Investing Newsletter; he does not own securities in the companies he covers. 

The Business Day of Global Warming (SPWR, LDK, PSD, ACM, ICPR, CAB, CSUN, FTEK, EFOI, HOT, CVX)

Wall Street analysts covered a few of the alternative energy names today: SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR was started as an Outperform rating at RBC Capital Markets; LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK) was downgraded to "Market Perform" at Piper Jaffray.

Puget Sound Energy, a subsidiary of Puget Energy (NYSE:PSD), is deepening its mark in renewable energy, with the utility and its customers now boasting more than 1,200 kilowatts (kW) of combined solar-power generating capacity or enough to serve the total power needs of 125 homes.  As Puget Energy serves 1 million electric customers and 721,000 natural gas customers, there is still quite ways to go.

ENSR is providing environmental permitting and licensing support for four major solar energy projects in southern California. ENSR, part of AECOM (NYSE: ACM), is a leading global environmental services firm.

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The Business Day In Global Warming (MCEL, ASTI, CSUN, CPST, CMGI, USEY)

Senator Joe Lieberman and Senator John Warner introduce the Climate Security Act to aim for 50% carbon emission reduction in the U.S…… by 2050.

Lazard Capital gets even more bullish on key solar names, after already showing some strong expectations earlier this week.  You still have to use some caution though, as per the Cowen & Co. research note on China Sunergy (NASDAQ:CSUN) having its stock being overextended.

Google blew past its earnings and analysts are looking for much higher stock prices, so it has more and more money to keep it push going to be ‘carbon neutral’ by the end of the year.

Oil hit $90/barrel this week, T. Boone Pickens is now calling for $100/barrel.  Believe it or not, he’s not alone:

Millennium Cell Inc. (NASDAQ:MCEL) and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pte. Ltd have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop and sell products on a global basis. The companies have also entered into a definitive agreement which will result in the exchange of their respective equity valued at $5 million.

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission post-effective amendments to two existing Form SB-2 registration statements that cover, among other things, the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding Class B warrants. Today’s filings do not register additional securities for sale by Ascent Solar, but are intended solely to convert the existing registrations on Form SB-2 into less burdensome and less costly registrations on Form S-3.

Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ:CPST) has released a 65 kilowatt microturbine that meets extremely low global emission requirements including California’s stringent distributed generation emissions standard.

CMGI Inc.’s (NASDAQ: CMGI) @Ventures announced that one of the companies in its venture capital portfolio, The Generations Network, Inc. will be acquired by Spectrum Equity Investors. Under the terms of the agreement, Spectrum will lead an investment of $300 million to purchase a majority interest in the company.

U.S. Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: USEY)…. The NASDAQ Stock Market will delist the Company’s shares of common stock and suspend trading in the shares effective with the opening of trading on Thursday, October 18, 2007. The Company has been advised that its shares are eligible for quotation on the Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation Service.
Business Week article touts the "green business notion of profitability is going up in smoke."
The early-week edition of "The Business Day In Global Warming"
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Jon C. Ogg
October 19, 2007

Jon Ogg produces the subscriber-based Special Situation Investing Newsletter; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.  Trial members signing up this weekend will still be entitles to view the first part of our "Small Cap Internet Watch List" of likely takeover targets in the sector.

As a reminder, whether you prefer the term "Global Warming" or "ClimateChange" is not the issue as far as 24/7 Wall St. covers it. Greenbusiness has become big business, and this affects many publiccompanies today.

China Sunergy (CSUN) Get Bad Grade

Cowen has just come out with a report on China Sunergy (CSUN) titled "This Run Looks Overdone" from  analyst Robert Stone. He rates the stock "neutral" . He comments that CSUN has more than doubled from lows, but he believe investors overreacted to a supply pact and think the stock is ahead of itself.

Cowen believes 2008 estimates for production are about 95% covered by allocations, but a significant portion remains concentrated with Chinese polysilicon startups which are over 90% exposed to spot pricing. That is likely to keep pressure on margins yielding losses through mid-2008.

With some of the China stocks, negative news does not matter. CSUN is up almost 10% at $13.34.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Big China Stock Movers (NINE)(CSUN)(CHNR), But Watch For 50% Correction

Stocks of companies based in China will not give it a rest. They dominate the list of largest price increases on US markets again today.

Origin Agritech (SEED) is up 29% to $10.

AgFeed (FEED) is up 10% to $12.

China Sunergy (CSUN) up 15% to $14.

Ninetowns Internet Technology (NINE) is up 16% to $6.10.

China Natural Resources (CHNR) is up 8% to almost $40. Trades at over 20x sales.

China Architectural (RCH) is up 13% to $23.

Some of these stocks are going to correct 50%. It’s just a question of when. Their valuations on any sane metric are out of line.

Douglas A. McIntyre