Posts for Ticker ‘SOL’

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AZN, BDN, CHA, HURN, PRU, PETM, RF, SOL, RDS-B, TWB, UA)

These are Thursday’s top ten analyst research summary upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street brokerage firms:

AstraZeneca (AZN) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Brandywine Realty (BDN) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
China Telecom (CHA) Raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Huron Consulting (HURN) Raised to Neutral from Underperform at at Baird.
Prudential (PRU) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
PetSmart (PETM) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Regions Financial (RF) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
ReneSola (SOL) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-B) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Tween Brands (TWB) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citigroup.
Under Armour (UA) Cut to Underweight from Hold at KeyBanc.

JON C. OGG
August 20, 2009

Posted on: August 20, 2009 – 7:48 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CCE, DRI, JASO, MOS, NOK, PALM, PAAS, POT, SOL, TLAB)

These are the top 10 pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Thursday morning from Wall Street:

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) Raised to Buy at UBS.
DR Horton (DRI) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
JA Solar (JASO) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.
Mosaic (MOS) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
Nokia (NOK) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Palm (PALM) Cut to Sell at Morgan Joseph.
Pan-American Silver (PAAS) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Potash Corp. (POT) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
ReneSola (SOL) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; but cut to Underweight at Piper Jaffray.
Tellabs (TLAB) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.

JON C. OGG
AUGUST 13, 2009

Posted on: August 13, 2009 – 7:46 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Solar Stock Earnings Still Rough (JASO, SOL, FSLR, LDK)

solar-panel-picWith all the stimulus money in the U.S. supposedly heading toward alternative energy…. with all the boost from Chinese credits for solar…. with all the greenhouse gases and carbon emission regulation coming…. and with every nation wanting less dependence on foreign energy…. It is amazing how awful the earnings solar companies reported.  Sure there are some winners out there, but the reports from JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) and ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) have shown again this morning how unexciting the earnings and expectations are for the sector after seeing nearly 50% drops in revenues.  This follows a somewhat disappointing report from industry leader First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and is ahead of the LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) earnings report after the close of trading today.
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Posted on: August 12, 2009 – 11:56 am in Alternative Energy, Earnings, Green Biz, Trading Alert, , , ,

Solar Daily Winners (CSIQ, SOL, STP)

Solar Panel PicWe are seeing some positive reactions this afternoon in some of the solar stocks on an individual basis, despite energy prices not offering much of an added boost to the sector.  Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is up on an upgrade.  ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) is up on pact awards in China, and Suntech Power Holdings Co. (NYSE: STP) is up on a faster-delivery partnership.  More details are below.
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Posted on: July 16, 2009 – 1:48 pm in Alternative Energy, Green Biz, , ,

ReneSola Almost Gets Solar Right (SOL)

solar-panel-pic3ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) just popped up after the Chinese solar player reiterated earnings guidance.  But it is not immune to the ways of the world, and the 2009 guidance looks lite.
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Posted on: March 3, 2009 – 9:53 am in Alternative Energy, Earnings, Green Biz,

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

Posted on: February 9, 2009 – 8:42 am in Alternative Energy, Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

Early Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPHD, SCHW, DSX, GYMB, WIN, AMED, EGLE, NMM, SOL, PAY)

Money_stack_picThese are some of the top early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Thursday morning:

  • Cepheid (CPHD) Started as Buy at Needham.
  • Charles Schwab (SCHW) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Diana Shipping (DSX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Gymboree (GYMB) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Windstream (WIN) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • AMEDISYS (AMED) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Verifone (PAY) Cut to Underweight from overweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
November 20, 2008

Posted on: November 20, 2008 – 7:44 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Credit Suisse Dims Solar Expectations (JASO, SOL, STP)

Solar_panel_picCredit Suisse has come out today with a call against the solar sector from its Asian team.  It is not downgrades, but the firm slashed its price targets to more in-line levels after these stocks have all sold off sharply

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Posted on: October 31, 2008 – 8:29 am in Alternative Energy, Analyst Calls, , ,