First Solar is a solar business based in the US. First Solar shares (FSLR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $131.13 – a decrease of 7.12% over the previous week. First Solar employs 8,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.2 billion.
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| Latest market close | $131.13 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $133.90 - $306.77 |
| 50-day moving average | $173.95 |
| 200-day moving average | $210.78 |
| Wall St. target price | $250.23 |
| PE ratio | 11.3295 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $12.02 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $130.9 from 2025-03-05
| 1 week (2025-02-27) | -7.28% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-02-07) | -22.24% |
| 3 months (2024-12-06) | -32.59% |
| 6 months (2024-09-06) | -37.26% |
| 1 year (2024-03-06) | -17.37% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-03-06) | -38.34% |
| 3 years (2022-03-04) | 82.19% |
| 5 years (2020-03-06) | 201.82% |
Valuing First Solar stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Solar's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
First Solar's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, First Solar shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
First Solar's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.2645. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into First Solar's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
First Solar's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a First Solar's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $4.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 30.17% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 7.75% |
| Return on equity TTM | 17.62% |
| Profit margin | 30.72% |
| Book value | $74.52 |
| Market Capitalization | $14.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting First Solar to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, First Solar's shares have ranged in value from as little as $133.9 up to $306.7699. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Solar's is 1.465. This would suggest that First Solar's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
First Solar, Inc. , a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, Japan, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin film semiconductor technology that provides a lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. It designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that converts sunlight into electricity. The company's residual business operations include project development activities, operations and maintenance services, and the sale of PV solar power systems to third-party customers. It serves developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc.