First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)
Description:
First Solar, Inc. provides solar energy solutions. It operates in two segments, Components and Systems. The Components segment engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. It primarily serves project developers, system integrators, and operators of renewable energy projects. The Systems segment provides turn-key photovoltaic solar power systems to investor owned utilities, independent power developers and producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. This segment provides project development; engineering, procurement, and construction; operating and maintenance; and project finance services. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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Signal Signal is a recommendation issued by an analyst. Investor Wand considers two types of recommendations: BUY and SELL. |
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Initial Price Initial Price is the first closing price for a specified company upon recommendation release. If the recommendation is issued in after-market hours, the Initial Price is the next day’s closing price (for a given symbol). In case of dividend distributions and stock splits, Initial Price is adjusted. |
Price Target A Price Target is an analyst’s projection of a company’s stock price by the end of the recommendation period. It represents the price at which the analyst would exit his or her existing position. |
Closing Date Closing Date is the expiration date of a recommendation. The validity timeframe of a professional analyst’s recommendation is 12 months. Investor Wand analysts can set their recommendation timeframe to one, three, six, or 12 months. |
Return The return on a single open recommendation is calculated as the maximum of the current return (based on the latest closing price) and the target price return, if the symbol reached the target. The return on a single closed recommendation is calculated as the maximum of the return on the closing date (at the end of recommendation timeframe) and the target price return, if the stock hit the target price. The return is adjusted for one-time events (e.g., stock splits). |
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| Philip Shen | Roth Capital Partners LLC | Buy | Sep 25, '17 | 60.00 | Sep 25, '18 | N/A | |
| Philip Shen | Roth Capital Partners LLC | Buy | Sep 22, '17 | 60.00 | Sep 22, '18 | N/A | |
| Vishal Shah | Deutsche Bank Securities | Buy | Sep 15, '17 | 65.00 | Sep 15, '18 | N/A | |
| Jeff Osborne | Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. | Buy | Sep 01, '17 | 57.00 | Sep 01, '18 | N/A | |
| Gordon Johnson | Axiom | Buy | Aug 29, '17 | Aug 29, '18 | N/A | ||
| Philip Shen | Roth Capital Partners LLC | Buy | Jul 26, '17 | 55.00 | Jul 26, '18 | N/A | |
| Gordon Johnson | Axiom | Buy | Jul 19, '17 | Jul 19, '18 | N/A | ||
| Jeff Osborne | Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. | Buy | Jul 10, '17 | 40.00 | Jul 10, '18 | N/A | |
| Ben Kallo | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | May 03, '17 | May 03, '18 | N/A | ||
| Gordon Johnson | Axiom | Sell | Apr 07, '17 | 21.00 | Apr 07, '18 | N/A | |
| Gordon Johnson | Axiom | Sell | Feb 28, '17 | 21.00 | Feb 28, '18 | N/A | |
| Ben Kallo | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Feb 22, '17 | 40.00 | Feb 22, '18 | N/A | |
| Ben Kallo | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Dec 23, '16 | 40.00 | Dec 23, '17 | N/A | |
| Jim Kelleher | Argus Research Company | Buy | May 18, '16 | 66.00 | May 18, '17 | N/A | |
| Amir Rozwadowski | Barclays | Buy | Apr 29, '16 | 68.00 | Apr 29, '17 | N/A | |
| Vishal Shah | Deutsche Bank Securities | Buy | Apr 26, '16 | 80.00 | Apr 26, '17 | N/A | |
| Brian Lee | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Apr 07, '16 | 61.26 | 96.00 | Apr 07, '17 | -56.55% |
| Ben Kallo | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Apr 06, '16 | 62.76 | 68.00 | Apr 06, '17 | -57.65% |
| Colin Rusch | NCP Northland Capital Partners | Buy | Feb 25, '16 | 72.25 | 76.00 | Feb 25, '17 | -47.54% |
| Vishal Shah | Deutsche Bank Securities | Buy | Feb 24, '16 | 69.45 | 86.00 | Feb 24, '17 | -46.45% |
