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Brigantine Advisors Upgrades First Solar (FSLR) To Buy Ahead Of Earnings $fslr

The analysts are tripping over themselves to make a call on FirstSolar (FSLR) ahead of earnings tonight.  Add Brigantine Advisors tothat list.  The firm has upgraded First Solar (FSLR) to Buy and set theprice target at $145 per share.  Hat tip to Street Insider for thefollowing analyst comment: “News out of the solar sector has [...]

Broadpoint AmTech Maintains Buy Rating On First Solar Ahead Of Earnings $fslr

I posted earlier about FBR Research and Piper Jaffray maintainingtheir ratings on First Solar (FSLR) ahead of earnings and Broadpoint ischiming in with a maintain as well.  They have a Buy rating and $165price target on FSLR and are holding to it through earnings onThursday.  Hat tip to Street Insider for the following analyst comment: [...]

Piper Jaffray Says Buy JASO Ahead of Earnings

JA Solar (JASO) will report ahead of the bell tomorrow morning and Piper Jaffray has a preview (courtesy of Street Insider) of earnings which could provide some insight into how well the other China solar companies will do this quarter. Jesse Pichel of Piper Jaffray recommends traders own JASO sharesahead of earnings.  It’s a little [...]

Marin County Wants to Buy Power

Marin County in California wants to purchase electricity on behalfof its citizens, a move that would bypass the state’s largest utility,Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and could lead other local governments tofollow suit. According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle,last Thursday the county’s new public power agency — the Marin EnergyAuthority — outlined [...]

Five Chinese Solar Stocks To Buy Cheap

numbersboard Five Chinese Solar Stocks To Buy Cheap

I certainly got a dose of that bitter pill when I first began studying energy markets back in the early 1990s. You see, the more I read and the more I learned, the more I wasconvinced that this very dangerous and unsustainable fossil fuelfoundation on which our energy economy was built would ultimately leaveus vulnerable [...]

1BOG helps San Diegans buy solar systems for less, reports NBC

NBC affiliate Cox Media reporter Diana Guevara caught up with HelioPower‘sScott Gordon and solar power client Robert Schmalz in Oceanside for hersolar piece Monday, January 25.  Schmalz, a HelioPower client who wentsolar just recently through the solar San Diego 1BOG program, talks about solar as a smart investment:

Analyst Rating Changes: STP, JASO Upgraded Again; BofA Starts ITRI At Buy

The upgrades keep coming in for Suntech Power (STP) and JA Solar (JASO).  Yesterday they were upgraded by Barclaysand this morning Thomas Weisel is doing the same, upgrading both fromUnderweight to Market Weight.  Both stocks are holding yesterday’sbreakout moves well despite heavy selling in the overall market today. While it could be a rocky ride, solar [...]

Collins Stewart Upgrades First Solar (FSLR) To Buy, $160 Price Target

Collins Stewart upgraded First Solar (FSLR) from Hold to Buy this morning and has a price target of $160. Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comments: The firm notes that its downgrade in March was “due to concerns thatits CY10 EPS was at risk due to impending module price cuts and itssignificant valuation [...]

Broadpoint Maintains First Solar (FSLR) Buy Rating But Lowers Price Target

Yesterday Broadpoint came out reiterating its Buy rating on FirstSolar (FSLR), but lowered the price target to $165 which is still wellabove the current price of $120 Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comment “Following updated cost reduction guidance from poly-based moduleproducers last week, we are reducing our FSLR 2010 estimates to betterreflect [...]

Deutsche Bank Upgrades Sunpower (SPWRA) To Buy, Raises Price Target

Deutsche Bank is upgrading  SunPower (SPWRA) to Buy this morning and raising the price target from $28 to $31. Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comment: “We are upgrading SunPower to Buy based upon earnings power(valuation), anticipated industry growth, and SunPower’s marketposition. We were disappointed with the company’s 3Q09 marginperformance, and while we [...]

JANCO Upgrades Sunpower To Buy (SPWRA)

JANCO Partners upgraded Sunpower (SPWRA) this morning fromAccumulate to Buy because they believe the sell off after earnings isoverdone.  Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comment: “We are upgrading the stock to a Buy rating based on the upsidepotential in the stock given the recent pullback since the companyannounced earnings on 10/22/2009. With [...]

Sunpower Gets Buy Rating (SPWRA)

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on SunPower (SPWRA) with a Buy after the bell yesterday with a price target of $45. Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comment: “SunPower is a technology leader and has the strongest brand in thesolar industry. The Company’s position downstream will allow it todrive sell-through, react quickly to [...]