Share Price Increases Boost Short Interest in Solar, Alt Energy Stocks
Short interest among solar and alternative energy stocks was mixed again during the two-week reporting period that ended on February 27.
Short interest among solar and alternative energy stocks was mixed again during the two-week reporting period that ended on February 27.
Short interest among solar and alternative energy stocks was mixed during the two-week reporting period that ended on February 13.
A contract worth about $80 million added about $140 million to the market cap of fuel cell technology company Ballard Power Systems on Wednesday.
All the solar and alternative energy stocks we cover experienced a decline in short interest during the two-week reporting period that ended on January 30.
Short interest among most of the solar and alternative energy stocks we cover made some modest moves in the two-week reporting period that ended on January 15.
We scanned our 24/7 Wall St. research data base for stocks priced under $5 with a Buy or Outperform rating, and the potential for large gains.
Short interest among the solar and alternative energy stocks we cover made some sharp moves in the two-week reporting period that ended on December 31.
Among the solar and alternative energy stocks we cover, all but one saw a rise in short interest during the two-week period to December 15.
Since last Thursday, the price of WTI crude oil for January delivery has dropped about the same amount as shares of First Solar Pacific Ethanol. Coincidence?
FuelCell Energy reported its fourth-quarter results on Monday evening, with revenue lower than a year ago but better than expected.
Among the solar stocks, all but one saw a drop in short interest during the two-week period to November 28, and that one only saw an increase of less than 1%.
With Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index hitting new highs, investors are now looking for new ideas and value stocks that they might have overlooked.
Just when you might have thought that the fuel cell stocks had been placed on life support, a new contract announcement has jolted the sector back to life.
While fossil fuel prices getting slammed would seem like a good time for alternative fuel prices to get a boost, that is not what is happening.
Plug Power is demonstrating how volatile a fuel cell stock can be around earnings, and it is effectively dragging fuel cell players lower as it is the king of fuel cell stocks.