We have seen the new short interest data out of the NASDAQ and NYSE for the end of May reports. There are many mixed bets in the alternative energy sector. While some…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen early this Wednesday morning: Ceradyne (CRDN) cut to Underperform at Wachovia; Cut to Accumulate at ThinkEquity.…
We recently have noticed how more and more solar companies are seeing big gains on news, particularly in those which have recently raised cash in a seondary offering. We are starting to…
Japan’s fifth-largest oil refiner, Showa Shell Sekiyu (Pink Sheets:SWSKF), is partially owned by Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) and Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company, which hold 35% and 15% respectively.…
These are the top ten analyst research calls from Wall Street’s upgrades and downgrades we have seen early this Tuesday morning: Apple (AAPL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Ariba (ARBA) Cut…
The solar power business has had its ups and downs, with the downs prevailing lately. Even meeting the modest EPS expectation of $0.09 for the current quarter might be challenging for Energy…
Maybe there’s some life left in the solar industry after all. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported EPS for the first quarter of 2009 of $1.99, blowing past estimates of $1.50 and tripling…
Solar industry consulting firm, Solarplaza, hosting a conference on “The Solar Future” on May 26th in Munich, Germany. Speakers from First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE:STP), and Q-Cells…
One of the stalwarts of the solar business, SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA), has reported an EPS loss of -$0.06 on revenues of $214 million for the 2009 first quarter. Analysts had expected EPS…
Douglas A. McIntyre A new 53 megawatt PV solar power plant is being built in Germany by First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and its German partner Juwi Holding AG. Construction began in January and is expected…
Douglas A. McIntyre First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) has signed a deal with a division of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) to build a 48-megawatt photovoltaic power plant that expands an existing 10-megawatt plant near Boulder City, Nevada.…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has completed its acquisition of OptiSolar’s photovoltaic project pipeline. The company said that it expects to construct the solar power plants developed under the pipeline over the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Spire Corporation (NASDAQ:SPIR) is a small-cap supplier of turnkey solar factories and capital equipment. Its products are used to manufacture PV modules and cells. The company reported its fourth quarter and full-year…
Douglas A. McIntyre After the huge run up in solar stocks on Thursday, there are actually several key downgrades this morning. These are the main ones we have seen so far: First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR)…
The sudden strength in the stock market and the rise in the price of oil is suddenly making the key solar sector stocks rise. Solar shares also appear to be benefiting…
