Dead Solar Stock Walking: DayStar Tops Poll

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- After a few days of polling, the results are in. And who did readers choose at the first small-cap solar to go in an industry shakeout?

Well, it certainly wasn't Ascent Solar Technologies(ASTI Quote), which brought in only 8.4% of the vote. Nor was it Spire(SPIR Quote), which clocked in with 12.7%.

Evergreen Solar(ESLR Quote) also avoided "winning" the pool that each of these companies would rather lose, hauling in about 24.4% of the vote.

No, after nearly 3,900 reader votes, it was a virtual dead heat with just over 27% of the vote each. But by late Friday, DayStar Technologies(DSTI Quote) had just edged out Hoku Scientific(HOKU Quote)... by a mere 12 votes.

DayStar, whose shares are trading below a dollar, is down nearly 31% since the year began and, it should be noted, almost 78% since a year ago.

-- Written by Sung Moss in New York

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