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Best Solar Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - April 16th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's screener highlights seven solar stocks to watch: First Solar (FSLR), Nextpower (NXT), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Sunrun (RUN), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), T1 Energy (TE), and JinkoSolar (JKS).
  • Investors seek exposure to growth from decarbonization, falling costs, and supportive policy, but these stocks carry risks from regulatory changes, competition, supply-chain constraints, and commodity or project-timing volatility.
  • The names were selected because they posted the highest dollar trading volume among solar stocks in recent days, and MarketBeat provides research reports for each ticker.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of First Solar.

First Solar, Nextpower, Enphase Energy, Sunrun, SolarEdge Technologies, T1 Energy, and JinkoSolar are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of companies involved in the solar energy industry, including manufacturers of photovoltaic panels and inverters, component suppliers, installers and project developers, and utilities with significant solar assets. Investors buy them to gain exposure to growth from decarbonization, falling costs, and supportive policy, while facing risks from regulatory changes, competition, supply-chain constraints, and commodity-price or project-timing volatility. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Solar stocks within the last several days.

First Solar (FSLR)

First Solar, Inc., a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, Japan, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin film semiconductor technology that provides a lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules.

Read Our Latest Research Report on FSLR

Nextpower (NXT)

Nextpower, formerly known as Nextracker, an energy solutions company, provides solar trackers and software solutions for utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects in the United States and internationally. The company offers tracking solutions, which includes NX Horizon, a solar tracking solution; and NX Horizon-XTR, a terrain-following tracker designed to expand the addressable market for trackers on sites with sloped, uneven, and challenging terrain.

Read Our Latest Research Report on NXT

Enphase Energy (ENPH)

Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control.

Read Our Latest Research Report on ENPH

Sunrun (RUN)

Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes.

Read Our Latest Research Report on RUN

SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG)

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) optimized inverter systems for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Solar and Energy Storage.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SEDG

T1 Energy (TE)

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.

Read Our Latest Research Report on TE

JinkoSolar (JKS)

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, production, and marketing of photovoltaic products. The company offers solar modules, silicon wafers, solar cells, recovered silicon materials, and silicon ingots. It also provides solar system integration services; solar power generation and solar system EPC services; and energy storage system, as well as undertakes solar power projects.

Read Our Latest Research Report on JKS

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