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Suntech Power Results Impress $STP
Suntech Power (STP) is out this morning posting preliminary results for Q4 2011 and the results are considerably better than expected. The stock soared at the open up around 20%, but has given much of that back and is currently up around 12% on heavy volume. The company says it has exceeded previous guidance and [...]
In Focus: First Solar’s Fall $FSLR
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), the leading thin-film solar panel manufacturer, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, was once a coveted crown jewel stock to possess in one’s portfolio but now has become a hot potato along with others in the solar industry. This stock traded at approximately $311 per share during its peak in May 2008 but [...]
SolarCity Readies for IPO
SolarCity, the leading solar installer in the US, is planning to go public in the third quarter this year, reports Reuters. If successful, the launch on the public markets could value the company at $1.5 billion. Based in San Mateo, California, SolarCity has grown rapidly since it was founded just 6 years ago. In the first quarter of 2011, the company’s [...]
Hot Solar Stocks to Keep an Eye On $LDK $STP $CSIQ $TSL
( click to enlarge ) JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) had a strong bounce off its ascending 50 day moving average today, as did most of the stocks in its sector. JKS looks like it wants to make a move. If the stock can break today’s high, we should see a strong upside move. You [...]
Solar Stocks to Watch this Week
In the watchlist posted on Thursday, I had posted the chart of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) and commented “The volume picked up today and it may be starting a rally. The daily chart shows a doji candle after a few down days, which is sometimes a reversal signal.” Well, the following technical chart above [...]
Solar Stocks Move Higher
Solar stocks have been on an impressive run with the Guggenheim Solar ETF, which consists of approximately 25 stocks selected based on the relative importance of solar power within the Company’s business model, up roughly 19 percent in the month of January. Aaron Chew, a Maxim Group LLC analyst in New York recently told Bloomberg [...]
2012 Top Green Stock Picks
The stock market has not performed well in 2011 and green stocks are no exception. If the US can maintain its current trajectory and Europe can avoid slipping into recession, 2012 may prove to be a better year for the alternative energy and cleantech sector. The overall environment was not the only drag on stocks [...]
The Future of Solar Stocks
This year should be a sunnier one than 2011 for share holders in publicly traded solar companies. “In 2011, the whole solar index was down about 65 percent,” said Adam Krop, a vice president with Ardour Capital Investments. “For an industry, that’s a pretty significant fall.” While 2011 was a terrible year for many solar [...]
Blame The Germans: Solar Stocks Nosedive
After installing a record 7.5 gigawatts of solar last year in Germany, almost twice the target, the government announced it would cut solar feed-in payments once again to reduce skyrocketing costs. Although the news was widely expected, solar stocks dived on the world markets, also once again. Representatives of Germany’s solar industry met with government officials to find ways to address [...]