Solar Stocks Worth Watching - July 17th

Tesla, GE Vernova, Berkshire Hathaway, Vistra, and First Solar are the five Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are equity shares of companies engaged in the solar energy industry, including the design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of photovoltaic panels and related technologies. Investors use these stocks to gain exposure to the growth potential of renewable power, with performance influenced by factors such as technological advances, government incentives and global demand for clean energy. 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.

TSLA traded down $2.46 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $319.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 56,529,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,956,577. The stock has a market cap of $1.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 174.93, a PEG ratio of 9.26 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $324.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $318.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Tesla has a twelve month low of $182.00 and a twelve month 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.

NYSE:GEV traded up $8.88 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $570.05. The company had a trading volume of 1,804,892 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,315,113. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $486.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $394.06. GE Vernova has a one year low of $150.01 and a one year high of $581.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $155.58 billion, a PE ratio of 82.14, a PEG ratio of 4.17 and a beta of 1.86.

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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 up $0.81 on Thursday, reaching $472.12. 2,177,072 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,414,890. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 12.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.83. Berkshire Hathaway has a one year low of $406.11 and a one year high of $542.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $493.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $494.38.

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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.

Shares of VST stock traded down $2.21 on Thursday, reaching $181.92. 2,579,206 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,143,555. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Vistra has a one year low of $66.50 and a one year high of $200.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $173.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $151.92. The stock has a market cap of $61.73 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26.

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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 First Solar stock traded up $5.28 during trading on Thursday, reaching $172.10. 2,411,818 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,253,926. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. First Solar has a twelve month low of $116.56 and a twelve month high of $262.72. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $162.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $153.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.52.

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