NASDAQ:FSLR - First Solar Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Solar trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FSLR."

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The solar cell manufacturer reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.77. The solar cell manufacturer earned $547 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $995.41 million. First Solar had a negative net margin of 0.14% and a negative return on equity of 0.07%. First Solar's revenue for the quarter was down 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. View First Solar's Earnings History.

First Solar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Solar.

First Solar updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.25-2.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.43. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.5-3.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.55 billion.

12 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for First Solar's stock. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $83.00. On average, they expect First Solar's share price to reach $70.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Solar.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Solar in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Solar.

Media stories about FSLR stock have trended negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Solar earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the solar cell manufacturer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Solar.

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First Solar's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.51%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.41%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.40%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.26%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.11%) and SFE Investment Counsel (0.03%). Company insiders that own First Solar stock include Alexander R Bradley, Bryan Robert Schumaker, Byron Michael Jeffers, Christopher Bueter, George A Hambro, Georges Antoun, Mark R Widmar, Paul J Kaleta, Philip Dejong, R Craig Kennedy and Raffi Garabedian. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Solar.

FSLR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Deane Retirement Strategies Inc., CENTRAL TRUST Co, Sciencast Management LP, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, IFP Advisors Inc, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Winfield Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold First Solar company stock in the last year include Alexander R Bradley, Byron Michael Jeffers, Christopher Bueter, Georges Antoun, Mark R Widmar, Paul J Kaleta, Philip Dejong, R Craig Kennedy and Raffi Garabedian. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Solar.

FSLR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., DNB Asset Management AS, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, SFE Investment Counsel, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc., NEXT Financial Group Inc and Grassi Investment Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Solar.

Shares of FSLR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FSLR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.06.

First Solar has a market capitalization of $5.38 billion and generates $2.24 billion in revenue each year. The solar cell manufacturer earns $144.33 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.36 on an earnings per share basis. First Solar employs 6,400 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Solar.

The official website for First Solar is http://www.firstsolar.com/.

First Solar's mailing address is 350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 600, TEMPE AZ, 85281. The solar cell manufacturer can be reached via phone at 602-414-9300 or via email at [email protected]