thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is leading shares lower this morning. The company has taken at least two severe analyst downgrades this morning. That is on the heels of a poor sales…
ThinkstockFollowing today’s dismal report from Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL), the entire solar sector is experiencing a sell-off. The only question investors need to ask themselves is whether or not this turn…
ThinkstockFor the first time in a decade, global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand grew by less than 10%. Installations totaled 29,000 megawatts of solar PV in 2012, up just 5% from 27,700 megawatts…
ThinkstockOver the past three months, the poorest performing solar stock has increased by more about 53% and the best performing stock is up about 235%. So far, analysts’ price targets on the…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning and managed to get within striking distance of five-year highs. There was little economic data released anywhere today, but what there was came out…
ThinkstockThe State of the Union speech was of course expected to include a plug for alternative energy and the solar energy sector. Solar was credited for bringing tens of thousands of American…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of January 31: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). G.T. Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning boosted by higher-than-expected trade balances in China (more coverage here) and in the U.S. (more coverage here). In Europe the big news came later in…
ThinkstockSunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results after the markets closed today. Quarterly adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.18 on revenues of $678.5 million. In the second quarter…
U.S. equity markets opened flat this morning, largely due to a slew of data from Europe that essentially cancelled any good news with an equal dollop of bad. U.S. unemployment data came…
thinkstockThe never-ending quest to produce energy from something other than fossil fuels has provided Wall St. firms and investors the challenge of constantly trying to determine which companies are legitimate. After years…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall S. research calls. We have calls in banks, solar, tech, biotech and more. Arch Coal Inc.…
ThinkstockWhen the Chinese government’s National Development and Reform Commission announced yesterday that it will add 10,000 megawatts of solar capacity in 2013, today’s jump in solar stocks be came a sure thing.…
It may seem hard to believe, but some stocks are expected to rise by 50%, 100%, or even more over the next year. Our own DJIA peak price target is up 11.3%…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a higher-than-expected report of new claims for unemployment benefits (more coverage here). The news more than compensated for the afterglow of yesterday’s big gains…
