First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is starting to enter into a no-man’s land after earnings. It is such that even the analyst community is very mixed on the stock both before and…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reports fourth quarter and full-year earnings after markets close today, and investors are pushing the share price up in advance of the company’s report. Given that most…
For a while there in 2010, investors didn’t show much love for the solar stocks. But that changed almost overnight since January 1st. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) shares are up about 40%…
The story on solar energy in 2011 is manufacturing capacity. Or, more accurately, over-capacity. The termination of incentives in Germany and Italy are expected to slow solar installations in those countries, and…
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is leading solar related shares higher after its earnings. The irony is that MEMC is perhaps one of the larger disappointments in the world of solar…
The price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude broke through $100 this morning, while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate is hovering around $90. Does that mean…
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is surging after this morning’s guidance. Shares are up by double-digit percentages on higher guidance for its fourth quarter 2010 and for its fiscal year 2011. …
If there’s any single word that defines the solar market for 2011, it is “uncertainty.” Policy changes in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere in Europe are expected to slow growth…
After the market closed yesterday, First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) released its initial guidance for 2011. The guidance is higher and the company also sold a project. Much was anticipated and there…
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) may be down by more than half from its 52-week highs, but that is not going to keep it from seeing a rather large gain…
Jon C. Ogg The state of California has mandated that a third of its electricity come from renewable sources by the end of the decade. This has caused something of a boomlet in solar thermal…
Oil may still be above $80.00, but solar stocks are on skid row. The dollar/euro is heading the wrong way, new government uncertainty growing louder, and a concern over all major government…
Oil is off the peak again, the markets went soft, and governments are going to have to review spending on all fronts… including most subsidies. All of this aligns rather poorly for…
Is it a jinx to say that a sector has risen too much? Sometimes, but the recent run up in solar shares ahead of earnings season is looking like many key names…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has raised its guidance, of a sort. While the company did not give financial guidance it did raise its Megawatt order expectations. The lack of actual finance…
