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First Solar Inc (FSLR) is a publicly traded solar business based in the US which employs around 8,100 staff. First Solar is listed on the NASDAQ and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $163.37 is 20.7% up on its price a month ago ($135.35).
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- Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
- Search the platform by ticker symbol. FSLR in this case.
- Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
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Is it a good time to buy First Solar stock?
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Technical analysis
View First Solar's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $163.37
| 1 week (2025-05-15) | -12.25% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-22) | 20.70% |
| 3 months (2025-02-22) | 5.10% |
| 6 months (2024-11-22) | -12.19% |
| 1 year (2024-05-22) | -35.11% |
| 2 years (2023-05-22) | -18.68% |
| 3 years (2022-05-22) | 147.31% |
| 5 years (2020-05-22) |
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Is First Solar under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the First Solar P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
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 14x. In other words, First Solar's shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, First Solar's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Canadian Solar (CSIQ.US): 20.09
First Solar's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.3935. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
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.
However, it's sensible to consider First Solar's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Canadian Solar (CSIQ.US): 0.16
First Solar's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.8 billion (£1.4 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of First Solar's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Abengoa S-A (AGOAF.US): USD$219.8 million
- Complete Solaria (SPWR.US): USD$-61764000
- Canadian Solar (CSIQ.US): USD$501.7 million
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