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  • 4 Companies That Are Being Strangled By Debt

    By Rupert Hargreaves - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: LGF, STNG, SPWR

    Personally, I am not a fan of debt. I like to invest in companies that have solid balance sheets with little or no debt, a strong cash position, and good current liquidity. That said, there is actually nothing wrong with a company using debt to improve shareholder returns, such as buybacks, takeovers and capital spending if the company controls its level of debt and more importantly, maintains its creditworthiness while more »

  • Are Sunny Days Ahead for This Solar Play?

    By Leo Sun - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, GS, SCTY, SPWR, TSLA

    The past five years have been exceptionally cruel to the solar industry. Once considered the next hot growth industry, solar companies have been devastated by crises affecting its core markets - the global financial crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, the slowdown in China and spending cuts in America all dashed hopes of solar power becoming a viable alternative to traditional sources of energy. The Solyndra scandal also showed that green more »

  • Are Solar Stocks Flying Too High?

    By Jon Quast - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: RSOL, SCTY, SPWR

    Several unlikely candidates -- all from the solar industry -- are giving a big-time boost to investor's portfolios since the start of this year.

    SPWR data by YCharts

    Something huge is definitely going down in the solar sector that has investors buzzing. But with some of these stocks already tripling and quadrupling in such a short time, is it too late for potential investors? Or worse -- are these companies now overvalued more »

  • 4 Solar Companies Shining Brightly For Investors

    By Scott Levine - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: ENPH, FSLR, SCTY, SPWR

    Many investors are afraid of burning their portfolios by investing in solar. Although there are many valid arguments for avoiding this sector, one of the most popular concerns is that solar-affiliated companies are too reliant on government subsidies, and therefore, when the subsidies disappear so will the profits. This may be true for some companies, but not all of them. Be that as it may, in 2012, the U.S more »

  • Short Squeeze Hits Solar Sector

    By RyanGlosier - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, KWT, SCTY, SPWR

    When investing or trading in stocks, there are a plethora of different metrics that should be examined and factored into decisions. While some investors focus primarily on valuation and fundamentals such as earnings and revenue growth, others prefer to take into account a host of technical factors. These may include relative strength, trendlines, and support and resistance levels among many others.

    One metric that is sometimes overlooked, but can be more »

  • Is it Worth Investing in Solar Energy?

    By Lior Cohen - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, WFR, SPWR

    Leading solar panels manufacturers such as SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) and First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) have done very well in the past several months in the stock market. Many investors are turning towards investing in solar energy and believe these companies will eventually lead to profits with positive return on investment. Is it worth investing in solar manufacturers or other related companies to solar energy? Is high growth in solar panel more »

  • How to Make a Stable and Profitable Green Portfolio

    By Joshua Bondy - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, WEC, XEL

    Green investing isn't easy. Solar manufactures help the environment, but they also subject their investors to sharp swings in profitability. Investors looking for stable investments can find it very difficult to directly invest in such volatile businesses. With the growth in utility scale wind and solar, a select number of utilities offer a backdoor into green energy. Investing in a combination of utilities and solar manufactures is a stable more »

  • A Hidden Solar Small Cap Gem is up 300% from its recent low

    By Sneha Shah - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: ENPH, FSLR, GE, GTAT, LDK, PWER, SI, SCTY, SPWR, STP

    US Solar Stocks are on a bull run

    Solar stocks have been rising rapidly in the recent months along with the general stock market and improving industry fundamentals. The buyout of Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER) for a substantial premium by European giant ABB has improved the sentiment as well. While the Chinese solar stocks are still under pressure due to the bon defaults by Suntech (NYSE: STP) and LDK Solar (NYSE: LDKmore »)

  • Top 3 Picks In Solar Energy - Sunpower, Yingli Green Energy And Renesola

    By Sneha Shah - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SOL, SCTY, SPWR, YGE

    The Solar Industry has been caught in a vicious downturn since the first quarter of 2011 as subsidies have been slashed, oversupply has exacerbated, prices have crashed and major economic powers have initiated solar trade wars with each other. Thousands of solar companies have gone bankrupt during this period as the capital has dried up. Despite this, the global solar demand has kept increasing and has reached 100 GW in more »

  • 6 Solar Stocks The World’s Smartest Investors Are Holding

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: AMAT, FSLR, GTAT, WFR, SPWR

    Empirical research has found that it has been possible for piggyback buyers to beat the market by 18 percentage points a year while following hedge funds' best picks; learn how they did it here. It’s for this reason that we’re going to take a look at hedge funds’ interest in one particular segment of the energy marketplace.

    Energy is one of the most important topics in the world more »

  • Can Renewables Renew the Life of Your Portfolio?

    By Ash Anderson - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, GPRE, SPWR

    How do you get power to your house? I know it comes to mine through a combination of coal, wind, and solar. There may be some people reading this who are 100% renewable, and then there’s likely others who are the polar opposites. The question that we’re here to answer, though, is whether or not we can make money from the companies powering renewable energy.

    Finding the companies more »

  • Solar Will Remain on Shaky Ground...At Least for Now

    By Nihar Patel - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LINE, SPWR

    I understand that guiding upwards is exciting news, but I do have a few concerns regarding the announcement made by First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR). The increased guidance is on the heels of news regarding an acquisition. In February 2013, the company gave 1Q 2013 guidance below analyst expectations, and in April, it guided for the full year far above analyst expectations.

    The reaction to this good news was great with more »

  • How Will Solar Affect U.S. Coal Miners?

    By Joshua Bondy - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: ACI, BTU, SPWR

    Solar is growing and U.S. coal has been in a tough market. A simple extrapolation of recent growth rates points to the complete dominance of solar over coal. Taking account of legal constrictions and solar's inherent constraints, it is highly unlikely that solar will completely replace coal. Also, the increase in coal exports shows that U.S. coal miners have other growth avenues. 

    US Electricity Net Generation From more »

  • Ignore Debt and Take a Look at Japan

    By Joshua Bondy - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, EWJ, SPWR, DXJ

    Japan's debt load is a popular subject. Its government debt-to-GDP ratio is 211%, far above the U.S.'s debt-to-GDP ratio. Many people have called for a Japanese debt crisis, yet this has failed to materialize. Recent research has shown that countries can have high debt and high growth. The majority of Japan's sovereign bonds are issued in yen, which allows it to grow and maintain control of more »

  • Solar Power Comes of Age: Will Investors Benefit?

    By Bill Edson - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, PCG, SPWR

    The economy of the United States is supported by reliable and economically affordable energy supplies. In my home state of Michigan, about 58% of electricity available is obtained by burning coal, 19% from nuclear, 6% from renewable energy, and the balance from oil, natural gas, and purchased power.

    Overall, this country obtains about 13% of its energy from renewable energy, including hydrological. Most developed nations obtain a far higher percentage more »

  • Invest in Solar to Help Decrease Water Scarcity

    By Joshua Bondy - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, TSL

    Without water human beings can't exist. Throughout large parts of the world, people are facing water shortages. Recent United Nations' data shows that significant water shortages commonly occur close to the equator. High temperatures and large amounts of sunshine only increase water constraints. At the same time, large amounts of sunshine have hidden benefits. Solar radiation can be used to power plants that generate fresh water. 

    Water difficulties are more »

  • Light Up Your Portfolio With These Solar Stocks

    By Anh HOANG - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, TSL

    Charlie Munger once commented that humans have to ultimately take energy from the sun. Thus, solar power is the future of energy. Although many companies are trying to extract energy from the sun, not a lot of them are profitable. Among the U.S. solar companies, I noticed one which has experienced huge volatility over the past five years.

    Its stock price had skyrocketed from $28 per share in the more »

  • MEMC to Benefit From Solar Industry Catalysts

    By HM Joshi - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LDK, WFR, SPWR

    MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) recently proposed a company name change to SunEdison, to be effective post-May, for a good reason. Even though it is a company essentially in the semiconductor equipment/Information Technology business, its solar business is what makes this $5 stock a great risk-reward opportunity. There are several business and market drivers that will benefit MEMC Electronic Materials in the next two years.

    Key Business and Market more »

  • The Sun Is Setting on This Stock

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, WFR, SPWR

    First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) rallied some 35% in one day earlier this week after providing impressive guidance through 2015. This disaster of an industry has led to hypersensitivity to good news. First Solar's earnings guidance caused an over-reaction in the entire industry. 

    First Solar's "good news" includes:

    • Fiscal 2013 guidance estimates revenue to come in between $3.8 billion and $4 billion, far above the consensus estimate of more »

  • Why First Solar Could Merit Investment Opportunity Of The Year

    By Alexander Cho - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CSIQ, FSLR, JKS, LDK, SPWR, TSL, YGE

    First Solar recent earnings announcement turned a lot of heads as analysts were quite thrilled and surprised with the results. The company’s results were enough to cause the price of the stock to soar by 33% last Tuesday. More important than just the earnings were the extremely strong guidance that was provided by First Solar. On Wall Street, guidance is literally the most significant forward indicator. Analysts use guidance more »

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