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As of close of business last night, First Solar Inc’s stock clocked out at $136.04, down -2.20% from its previous closing price of $139.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.13 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $134.4.
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 1.93 and its Current Ratio is at 2.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
On February 11, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $218 to $259.
Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on January 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $274.
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 Mar 07 ’25 when Widmar Mark R sold 1,272 shares for $132.96 per share. The transaction valued at 169,125 led to the insider holds 109,000 shares of the business.
Verma Kuntal Kumar sold 419 shares of FSLR for $55,710 on Mar 07 ’25. The Chief Manufacturing Officer now owns 4,695 shares after completing the transaction at $132.96 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Theurer Nathan B., who serves as the VP – Global Controller and CAO of the company, sold 31 shares for $132.96 each. As a result, the insider received 4,122 and left with 211 shares of the company.
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 14564713472 and an Enterprise Value of 13818181632. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.285 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.604.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.42, which has changed by -0.089363396 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSLR has reached a high of $306.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $124.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -34.52%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that FSLR traded 2.53M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3773280 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 107.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.59M. Insiders hold about 6.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.80% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1740700800 were 7534427 with a Short Ratio of 2.98, compared to 1738281600 on 6053461. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7534427 and a Short% of Float of 9.22.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0