7:04am ET
Energy
Downgrading First Solar (FSLR, TAN)
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is going to be down early this morning after Canaccord Adams decided to downgrade the stock. The brokerage firm decided to cut the rating to Hold from…
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Energy
Solar Players Looking Again Like Leveraged Oil Trades (FSLR, STP, SPWRA, LDK, ENER, TAN, PBW, CSIQ)
Investing in solar and alternative energy stocks comes with many risks. We have often referred to many of these companies as being essentially nothing more than very leveraged speculative oil investments because…
6:57am ET
Energy
Baird Unexcited About Green and Less-Dirty Energy (FSLR, ENOC, MXWL, ITRI, SPWRA, ORA, CCC)
Robert W. Baird has started several of the green or less-dirty energy players and water-plays in new coverage this morning. Most of these are very unexciting ratings with a “Neutral” rating. Among…
9:03am ET
Energy
Short Sellers Confused in Alternative Energy Bets (CSIQ, CPST, CLNE, ENER, ESLR, FSLR, FCEL, SOLR, JASO, LDK, SFUN, SPWRA, STP)
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…
6:56am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Downgrades (CRDN, FSLR, NUE, RS, SINA, TLB)
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.…
2:03pm ET
Energy
News Escalates Technical Event in Solar Stocks (FCEL, STP, ESLR, SPWRA, YGE, TAN, FSLR)
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…
9:32am ET
Energy
Japanese Refiner Going Green? (SWSKF, RDS-A, BP, FSLR)
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.…
6:58am ET
Investing
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, ARBA, AVID, BAC, FSLR, JCG, ERIC, MWW, Q, YGE)
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…
7:53am ET
Energy
Is Energy Conversion Devices Finally a Buy? (ENER, FSLR, TAN)
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…
8:43am ET
Energy
First Solar Moves Closer To The Double (FSLR, TAN, SPWRA, ESLR)
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…
10:49am ET
Energy
Will Solar Conference Address Slowing Trends? (FSLR, STP, AMAT, AKNS, TSL)
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…
8:22am ET
Energy
SunPower In the Shade (SPWRA, WFR, FSLR, LDK)
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 8:07am ET
Energy
First Solar Financing Pact Vs. Rough Sector Call From Goldman Sachs (FSLR)
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 8:38am ET
Energy
First Solar Shines Brighter in Nevada (FSLR, SRE)
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.…
11:17am ET
Energy
First Solar Sees Less Dilution For Acquisition (FSLR)
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