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  • 3 Stocks That Could Suffer a Speculative Sector Sell-Off

    By Chris Lau - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: DDD, FSLR, JASO, SNE, TSL

    Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have declined sharply in recent trading, an acutely worrisome trend for sectors that previously rose faster than the general market. This is not to say that the higher stocks rise, the harder they fall -- just that sectors that rose due to speculation risk falling heavily in the weeks and months ahead. Three of the most speculative sectors that could face a decline 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 »

  • Value Opportunity or Value Trap?

    By Ted Cooper - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, TSL, YGE

    Solar energy companies have had a rough go of it as competition and removal of subsidies has plunged the industry into the red. Moreover, with no sign of abatement, the losses are expected to continue at least through 2013.

    Despite the growing concern about the industry's strong reliance on subsidies, the biggest problem with the industry is the vast number of zombie companies that are propped up by lenders more »

  • First Solar: Value Opportunity or Value Trap?

    By Ted Cooper - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, TSL, YGE

    Solar energy companies have had a rough go of it as competition and removal of subsidies has plunged the industry into the red. Moreover, with no sign of abatement, the losses are expected to continue at least through 2013.

    Despite the growing concern about the industry's strong reliance on subsidies, the biggest problem with the industry is the vast number of zombie companies that are propped up by lenders more »

  • First Solar: Value Opportunity or Value Trap?

    By Ted Cooper - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, TSL, YGE

    Solar energy companies have had a rough go of it as competition and removal of subsidies has plunged the industry into the red. Moreover, with no sign of abatement, the losses are expected to continue at least through 2013.

    Despite the growing concern about the industry's strong reliance on subsidies, the biggest problem with the industry is the vast number of zombie companies that are propped up by lenders more »

  • Value Opportunity or Value Trap?

    By Ted Cooper - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, TSL, YGE

    Solar energy companies have had a rough go of it as competition and removal of subsidies has plunged the industry into the red. Moreover, with no sign of abatement, the losses are expected to continue at least through 2013.

    Despite the growing concern about the industry's strong reliance on subsidies, the biggest problem with the industry is the vast number of zombie companies that are propped up by lenders 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 »

  • Which Are Solar Companies Attractive?

    By Anh HOANG - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, TSL

    Charlie Munger has once commented that human being has to ultimately take energy from the sun. Thus, solar power is the future of energy. However, although many companies are trying to extract energy from the sun, not a lot of them are profitable. Among U.S. solar companies, I noticed one solar company, which experienced huge volatility in the past five years. The stock price had skyrocketed from $28 per more »

  • Chinese Solar Company Bankrupt

    By Mike Thiessen - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: STP, TSL, YGE

    Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer that has sought bankruptcy protection in the Chinese courts last week with regard to its Wuxi Suntech division. The firm has over $2 billion in outstanding debt and is working to restructure operations; over $1.1 billion is held by Chinese government banks.  The parent has not filed bankruptcy.

    Suntech Power’s filing bankruptcy

    Suntech Power Holdings primarily designs, builds more »

  • Chinese Solar Company Bankrupt

    By Mike Thiessen - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: STP, TSL, YGE

    Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer that has sought bankruptcy protection in the Chinese courts last week with regard to its Wuxi Suntech division. The firm has over $2 billion in outstanding debt and is working to restructure operations; over $1.1 billion is held by Chinese government banks.  The parent has not filed bankruptcy.

    Suntech Power’s Filing Bankruptcy

    Suntech Power Holdings primarily designs, builds more »

  • The Sun Is Setting on China's Solar Industry

    By Leo Sun - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: LDK, STP, TSL, YGE

    The sun is setting on the Chinese solar industry - once one of the hottest growth sectors in the world. Years of declining revenue, contracting margins and negative profit growth have finally taken their toll, smothering industry leader Suntech (NYSE: STP), once the largest solar company in China, under a mountain of debt.

    Suntech once tied First Solar as the largest solar company in the world by factory capacity. That explosive more »

  • First Solar Is a Solid Long-Term Bet

    By Anindya Batabyal - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, TSL

    First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) is the best way for investors to gain exposure to the long-term growth potential of the global solar energy market. First Solar recently released its Q4 2012 results.

    The company posted Q4 2012 EPS of $2.04 and revenue of $1.08 billion. While EPS of $2.04 beat estimates of $1.76, revenue missed estimates by $240 million, due to the timing of revenue recognition more »

  • Tuesday's Post-Earning Movers: Are These Worth Buying?

    By Brian Nichols - February 28, 2013 | Tickers: CBRL, M, TWI, TSL

    Earnings and earning-related news is the number one catalyst for stock movement. A strong quarter can dictate the direction of a stock for the following three months as can a bad quarter; in the past I have written in detail about such subjects, a domino effect following a strong or bad quarter. In this piece I am looking at the early performance of Tuesday’s top movers following earnings. Then more »

  • Dear Trina Solar, I'm Back! - Billionaire Ken Griffin

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LDK, STP, TSL, YGE

    Per a 13G filing with the SEC, billionaire investor and founder of Citadel Investment Group Ken Griffin has returned as a Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) shareholder. He now owns 6.2% of Trina's outstanding shares, over 252 million shares. The last time Griffin owned a meaningful stake in Trina was the fourth quarter of 2008, where his stake was over 135 million shares. This recent purchase is just one more »

  • Take Chinese Solar with a Grain of Salt

    By Joshua Bondy - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: SOL, TSL, YGE

    In China, the future for solar power looks bright. There are reports that the country may increase its upper limit for installed solar capacity to 40 GW in 2015. China's preoccupation with political stability, and thus job creation, means that it'll likely favor domestic producers to meet this new demand. But even with government-mandated growth, Chinese solar manufacturers do not necessarily make great investments.

    Heavy debt loads and more »

  • Solar's Growth and Challenges in Latin America

    By Joshua Bondy - January 25, 2013 | Tickers: CSIQ, FSLR, SPWR, TSL

    The world's core countries are experiencing many challenges while many parts of Latin America are plowing ahead. Solar continues to come down in cost and the growth of unsubsidized solar in Europe appears to be right around the corner. Latin America does not get a great amount of attention due to its relatively small market and lack of purchasing power. Regardless, Central and South America should be ignored. Chile more »

  • Mounting Debts, Declining Margins for This Solar Stock

    By Shas Dey - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: BRK-A, LDK, SPWR, TSL

    Solar stocks have something in common with web/social media stocks. Both the sectors are darlings with investors, but most of the stocks operating in these sectors have failed to perform. In the past two years, a number of solar companies floated their IPOs and the initial investors are still trying to recoup their investment, forget about making profits. Older companies are failing to provide returns as well. As an more »

  • Solar - Worth the Risk?

    By Bill Edson - January 6, 2013 | Tickers: CSIQ, FSLR, JPM, TSL

    Solar companies have significant problems, which explains their low valuations. Their dependence on government funding, either through large government projects or through government-subsidized private investment, is precarious in an era of austerity. Good intentions are often abandoned in emergency situations, so renewable energy spending gets scaled back when the going gets tough.

    Many solar companies will end up pioneering new business models or liquidating. We will consider which, if any more »

  • Solar Stocks Look to Rally Following Berkshire's Move

    By Brian Nichols - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LDK, SPWR, STP, TSL

    Most stocks trade at a higher multiple compared to their sales. This is of course dictated by industry, as some sectors trade with more optimism. However, the solar industry might be the most undervalued space in the market, and the recent acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway is solid proof.

    If you look through most of the high-profile technology companies you will find that most trade with a price/sales ratio over more »

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