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As of close of business last night, First Solar Inc’s stock clocked out at $170.52, up 4.64% from its previous closing price of $162.96. In other words, the price has increased by $4.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.32 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $178.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.71.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of FSLR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on July 01, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $200 from $188 previously.
On June 11, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $192.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on May 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $221.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Buehler Patrick James sold 1,868 shares for $149.08 per share. The transaction valued at 278,481 led to the insider holds 5,998 shares of the business.
Koralewski Michael sold 2,951 shares of FSLR for $466,878 on Jun 02 ’25. The Chief Supply Chain Officer now owns 11,369 shares after completing the transaction at $158.21 per share. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, Buehler Patrick James, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,868 shares for $149.08 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FSLR now has a Market Capitalization of 18287247360 and an Enterprise Value of 17492883456. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.109 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.55.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.48, which has changed by -0.23230684 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSLR has reached a high of $262.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.20%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that FSLR traded 5.18M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5427000 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 107.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.39M. Insiders hold about 5.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.61% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1749772800 were 10516322 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1747267200 on 11816585. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10516322 and a Short% of Float of 12.6.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0