First Solar Inc. (FSLR): Today's Featured Technology Winner
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First Solar, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of solar modules using a thin-film semiconductor technology in the United States and internationally. The company is also involved in the design, construction, and sale of photovoltaic solar power systems. First Solar has a market cap of $2.13 billion and is part of the electronics industry. The company has a P/E ratio of -3.2, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 27.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are three analysts that rate First Solar a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 19 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates First Solar as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share.
- You can view the full First Solar Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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