Best Solar Stocks To Watch Today - May 21st

Tesla, GE Vernova, Berkshire Hathaway, NextEra Energy, First Solar, Southern, and Vistra are the seven Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are publicly traded shares of companies involved in the solar energy sector—ranging from photovoltaic panel manufacturers and system installers to project developers and equipment suppliers. Investing in these equities lets market participants gain exposure to the growth of solar power as a clean energy source, with performance driven by factors such as government incentives, technological innovation, and supply-chain dynamics. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Solar stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

Shares of NASDAQ TSLA traded down $7.34 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $336.48. 71,244,269 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 97,244,905. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 165.53, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The company's 50 day moving average price is $271.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $331.39. Tesla has a 52 week low of $167.41 and a 52 week high of $488.54.

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GE Vernova (GEV)

GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions.

GE Vernova stock traded up $5.18 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $455.22. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,178,008 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,319,582. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $349.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $347.66. GE Vernova has a 12 month low of $150.01 and a 12 month high of $462.89. The stock has a market cap of $124.24 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.92.

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Shares of BRK.B stock traded down $1.65 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $507.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,767,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,292,460. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $520.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $487.61. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52-week low of $401.58 and a 52-week high of $542.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.09 trillion, a PE ratio of 10.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88.

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NextEra Energy (NEE)

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.

Shares of NEE stock traded down $3.00 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $71.41. The stock had a trading volume of 8,510,442 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,931,851. NextEra Energy has a 52-week low of $61.72 and a 52-week high of $86.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $68.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $147.00 billion, a PE ratio of 21.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.69.

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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.

Shares of NASDAQ FSLR traded down $7.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $160.16. 3,342,725 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,117,902. First Solar has a 12-month low of $116.56 and a 12-month high of $306.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 2.14. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $136.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.67. The firm has a market cap of $17.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.46.

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Southern (SO)

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.

SO traded down $1.30 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $89.53. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,397,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,462,294. The stock's 50-day moving average is $89.93 and its 200-day moving average is $87.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.40. Southern has a 1 year low of $76.64 and a 1 year high of $94.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60.

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Vistra (VST)

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.

Vistra stock traded down $4.88 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $152.15. 2,277,930 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,531,171. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day moving average of $126.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.73. Vistra has a 12 month low of $66.50 and a 12 month high of $199.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

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