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First Solar (FSLR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$229.57 -0.56 (-0.24%)
Closing price 10/6/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$229.06 -0.51 (-0.22%)
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About First Solar Stock (NASDAQ:FSLR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$227.77
$235.58
50-Day Range
$174.73
$232.13
52-Week Range
$116.56
$235.87
Volume
2.02 million shs
Average Volume
2.23 million shs
Market Capitalization
$24.62 billion
P/E Ratio
19.64
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$229.52
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

First Solar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

FSLR MarketRank™: 

First Solar scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 268 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Solar has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.87, and is based on 23 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for First Solar is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Solar has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about First Solar's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Solar are expected to grow by 56.09% in the coming year, from $13.05 to $20.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Solar is 19.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.43.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Solar is 19.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.47.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    First Solar has a PEG Ratio of 0.45. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Solar has a P/B Ratio of 3.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about First Solar's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.12% of the float of First Solar has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Solar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Solar has recently increased by 6.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Solar does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Solar does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.12% of the float of First Solar has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Solar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Solar has recently increased by 6.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    First Solar has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for First Solar this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    40 people have searched for FSLR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    24 people have added First Solar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Solar insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,733,305.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.48% of the stock of First Solar is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.08% of the stock of First Solar is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about First Solar's insider trading history.
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FSLR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Solar's stock was trading at $176.24 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FSLR shares have increased by 30.3% and is now trading at $229.57.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The solar cell manufacturer reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.50. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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First Solar subsidiaries include these companies: Enki Technology Inc, TetraSun Inc., Solar Chile S.A., RayTracker, NextLight Renewable Power, Turner Renewable Energy LLC, First Solar Development LLC, and more.

First Solar's top institutional shareholders include Venture Visionary Partners LLC (0.04%), Praxis Investment Management Inc. (0.01%), GAMMA Investing LLC and Vigilare Wealth Management. Insiders that own company stock include Mark R Widmar, Georges Antoun, Alexander R Bradley, Paul H Stebbins, William J Post, Jason E Dymbort, Caroline Stockdale, Michael T Sweeney, R Craig Kennedy, Michael Koralewski, Richard D Chapman, Markus Gloeckler, Kuntal Kumar Verma, Patrick James Buehler, Nathan B Theurer and Byron Michael Jeffers.
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Shares of FSLR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Solar investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
10/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Energy
Industry
Solar
Sub-Industry
Semiconductors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FSLR
CIK
1274494
Employees
8,100
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$287.00
Low Price Target
$100.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.87
Research Coverage
30 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$11.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.64
Forward P/E Ratio
17.59
P/E Growth
0.45
Net Income
$1.29 billion
Net Margins
28.95%
Pretax Margin
30.92%
Return on Equity
15.57%
Return on Assets
10.36%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.04
Current Ratio
1.90
Quick Ratio
1.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.34 billion
Price / Sales
5.67
Cash Flow
$15.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.36
Book Value
$74.52 per share
Price / Book
3.08

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
107,248,000
Free Float
106,733,000
Market Cap
$24.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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This page (NASDAQ:FSLR) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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