tradingkey.logo

First Solar Inc

FSLR

201.490USD

+5.710+2.92%
Close 09/03, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
21.61BMarket Cap
17.18P/E TTM

First Solar Inc

201.490

+5.710+2.92%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 30
Overall Ranking
186 / 4737
Industry
Renewable Energy

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 41 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
216.418
Target Price
+10.54%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
First Solar, Inc. is a solar technology company and global provider of photovoltaic cells (PV) solar energy solutions. The Company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a semiconductor technology, which provides an alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. The Company operates through two segments: Modules Business and Other. Its Modules Business segment is involved in the designing, manufacturing, and selling of CdTe solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. Third-party customers of the modules business segment include developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The Company's products include the Series 7 Module and Series 6 Plus module. The Company has its manufacturing locations in Malaysia, the United States and Vietnam. Its subsidiaries include First Solar Development, LLC, First Solar FE Holdings Pte. Ltd., and First Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 4.21B.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 60.59% year-on-year.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 17.16, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 110.40M shares, decreasing 1.34% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 13.21M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company's current financial score is 6.81, which is lower than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 7.00. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 844.57M, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.35%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 11.45%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.81
Change
0

Financials

6.55

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

4.98

Operational Efficiency

7.44

Growth Potential

7.91

Shareholder Returns

7.19

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current valuation score is 1.80, which is higher than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 1.74. Its current P/E ratio is 16.29, which is -7.00% below the recent high of 15.15 and 25.02% above the recent low of 12.21.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 5/30
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.15, which is higher than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 6.77. The average price target for First Solar Inc is 214.53, with a high of 287.00 and a low of 100.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.15
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 41 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
216.418
Target Price
+10.54%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

20
Total
11
Median
14
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
First Solar Inc
FSLR
41
Enphase Energy Inc
ENPH
37
Solaredge Technologies Inc
SEDG
31
Nextracker Inc
NXT
27
Sunrun Inc
RUN
26
Array Technologies Inc
ARRY
26
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.26, which is higher than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 6.96. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 217.82 and the support level at 168.31, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.21
Change
0.21

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.823
Neutral
RSI(14)
57.262
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
54.334
Buy
ATR(14)
10.865
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
8.606
Neutral
Williams %R
44.437
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.433
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
196.142
Buy
MA10
197.759
Buy
MA20
194.742
Buy
MA50
181.064
Buy
MA100
165.271
Buy
MA200
165.515
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 5.73. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 102.94%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.06%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 13.21M shares, representing 12.32% of shares outstanding, with 3.22% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
13.15M
+2.94%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.51M
-1.21%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
5.21M
+0.84%
Ebrahimi (Farhad Fred)
5.30M
-22.98%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
2.77M
+17.18%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.83M
+6.19%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
1.69M
+2.91%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
1.90M
-10.43%
Viking Global Investors LP
Star Investors
1.41M
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a minor effect on the Renewable Energy mixed industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.22, which is lower than the Renewable Energy industry's average of 3.35. The company's beta value is 1.40. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.22
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.41
VaR
+4.58%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+52.93%
240-Day Volatility
+65.85%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+11.05%
120 days
+22.66%
5 years
+26.48%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-17.89%
120 days
-17.89%
5 years
-17.89%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.60
120 days
+1.41
5 years
+0.62
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+52.93%
3 years
+59.97%
5 years
+59.97%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.30
3 years
+0.37
5 years
+0.47
Skewness
240 days
+0.54
3 years
+1.24
5 years
+0.94
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+65.85%
5 years
+56.18%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.44%
5 years
+3.38%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+224.38%
240 days
+224.38%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+66.33%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+58.06%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+3.60%
120 days
+3.92%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+17.42%
60 days
+31.65%
120 days
+43.21%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-03
First Solar Inc
First Solar Inc
FSLR
6.41 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Nextracker Inc
Nextracker Inc
NXT
7.65 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Ameresco Inc
Ameresco Inc
AMRC
7.16 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Array Technologies Inc
Array Technologies Inc
ARRY
6.63 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Sunrun Inc
Sunrun Inc
RUN
6.50 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Green Plains Inc
Green Plains Inc
GPRE
6.41 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
View more

The Stock Score data is powered by TradingKey and updated daily. Rating data is sourced from LESG. Please use the data with caution for reference purposes only.

KeyAI