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  • 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 »

  • A Few Reasons Why This Stock Deserves More Limelight

    By Alexander Cho - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LDK, STP, YGE

    First Solar's (NASDAQ: FSLR) 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 stock to soar 33% last Tuesday. More important was the extremely strong guidance provided by First Solar.

    On Wall Street, guidance is literally the most significant forward indicator. Analysts use guidance as a means to predict earnings one 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 »

  • Solar's Efficiency Improves: Is It Time to Invest?

    By Joshua Bondy - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, SPWR, YGE

    The latest research out of Stanford University states that the solar industry is becoming a net energy producer. Creating solar panels requires a large amount of energy and this latest development is a result of significant improvements in the production process. The recent Suntech bankruptcy is a warning sign that even with industry-wide improvement, not all manufactures and investors are able to benefit.

    Just how important is net energy 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 »

  • A Foolish Take on Solar

    By Dana Blankenhorn - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, TAN, LDK, KWT, SCTY, STP, YGE

    This should be a good time to hold some solar, but most stocks in the sector are down, and the major ETFs covering the space, TAN (NYSEMKT: TAN) and KWT (NYSEMKT: KWT), are both down 35% year-over-year.

    What's wrong with solar stocks? Nothing, per se. The sector continues to grow, costs continue dropping across the board, and more locations are passing through grid parity or convergence, the point at more »

  • Are You Ready for Solar's Growth?

    By Joshua Bondy - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: CSIQ, FSLR, SPWR, YGE

    The war between the believers and the naysayers continues. Some view solar as the crazy idea of a few environmentally charged bureaucrats, searching for draconian control markets through tariffs and rebates. Others view solar as the best thing since sliced bread. In the midst of all of the rhetoric, solar continues to come out of its slump. 

    Why is solar looking up?

    Deustche Bank recently put out a report with 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 »

  • Follow Your Heart But Check The Ticker

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: FSLR, LDK, VWSYF, YGE

    Socially responsible investing can be profitable, very profitable, but there are some object lessons out there that should cause investors to make sure that not only are their companies socially responsible but that they have a compelling reason to be in the stock beside just good vibes. Alternative energy seems to be the worst-hit sector of socially responsible stocks over the last few years.

    Profits Gone With The Wind

    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 »

  • Is This Solar Play as Cheap as it Seems?

    By Steve Symington - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: GLW, GTAT, LDK, SSNLF, TSL, PANL, YGE

    As a starting point in my continuous search for new ideas, I often look for companies with high earnings yields and great returns on invested capital.  Why?  Companies with high returns on invested capital generally possess durable competitive advantages and demonstrate a knack for creating shareholder value. When these companies also sport high earnings yields, they represent great potential opportunities for investors to beat the market.  

    Skeptical?  You don't more »

  • Don't Discount This Stock

    By Jordo Bivona - December 7, 2012 | Tickers: FSLR, TSL, YGE

    First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) has been seeing a lot of cloudy days in recent months. The stock has been slowly meandering upward from a 52-week low of $11.43 in June. Recently, First Solar was reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a sell because of weaknesses in many areas, such as its net income, return on equity, weak operating cash flow and weak EPS growth. On the basis of changes in more »

  • Will First Solar Shine Brightly in the Future

    By Maxwell Fisher - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: FSLR, STP, TSL, YGE

    Back in the late winter of 2011, First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) was a stock market darling, trading at $169 per share. Today the stock trades at under $25 per share.  The stock has lost over 50% of its value in the last year.  So why should any investor be excited about First Solar going forward? There are strong arguments for a turnaround in this stock, starting with rising tariffs on more »

  • This is a Big Week for Solar

    By Matthew Frankel - November 19, 2012 | Tickers: MMM, DD, FSLR, GE, TSL, YGE

    After being left for dead by most investors earlier this year, solar stocks have come back with a vengeance.  Industry leader First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), for example, has rebounded 106% since hitting its all-time low of $11.43 on June 4, after trading at over $300 per share in 2008.  The rest of the solar sector has experienced a similar rebound.  However, this coming week can provide some serious insights more »

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