First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has just given its earnings report. The solar leader in the U.S. reported its revenues were $525.9 million. While this is up from $418.2 million in the…
Solar stocks are again trading no differently than a leveraged bet on oil prices. This is something we have noted on many occasions and with oil down by another -$2.59 at $64.14…
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…
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…
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…
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE:LDK) makes multicrystalline wafers used to manufacture PV solar cells and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) is an integrated maker of PV solar products. Both companies…
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…
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…
Notwithstanding a solid fourth quarter and an up year, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is off more than 15% in early trading this morning. We noted its strong earnings report yesterday, but warned…
Last year was the year that alternative energy was set to take the world over. High energy prices and election promises made green energy look like it had unlimited growth. Then came…
On April 15, the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (NYSE: TAN) was launched on ETF leader, the NYSE Arca. Under the ticker “TAN,” the ETF tracks 25 solar power industry companies…
