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After finishing at $249.92 in the prior trading day, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed at $225.46, down -9.79%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.06 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $248.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $225.12.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FSLR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.86 and its Current Ratio is at 2.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
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, Deutsche Bank on June 28, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $280 from $215 previously.
Mizuho Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on May 30, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $209 to $274.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 20 ’24 when Verma Kuntal Kumar sold 1,621 shares for $260.00 per share. The transaction valued at 421,460 led to the insider holds 3,549 shares of the business.
Widmar Mark R sold 36,692 shares of FSLR for $10,026,456 on Jun 03 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 81,861 shares after completing the transaction at $273.26 per share. On Jun 03 ’24, another insider, Dymbort Jason E., who serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of the company, sold 2,308 shares for $273.26 each. As a result, the insider received 630,684 and left with 13,351 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 24133464064 and an Enterprise Value of 22824986624. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.404 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.854.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FSLR has reached a high of $306.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $129.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 29.33%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3281650 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 106.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.05M. Insiders hold about 5.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.43% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1718323200 were 5586729 with a Short Ratio of 1.98, compared to 1715731200 on 5137944. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5586729 and a Short% of Float of 6.84.
