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The price of First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed at $126.34 in the last session, down -3.89% from day before closing price of $131.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.69 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $132.4999 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.53.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FSLR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 18 ’25 when Verma Kuntal Kumar sold 503 shares for $127.83 per share. The transaction valued at 64,301 led to the insider holds 4,695 shares of the business.
ANTOUN GEORGES sold 229 shares of FSLR for $30,629 on Mar 17 ’25. The Chief Commercial Officer now owns 52,836 shares after completing the transaction at $133.75 per share. On Mar 17 ’25, another insider, Bradley Alexander R., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 599 shares for $133.75 each. As a result, the insider received 80,116 and left with 45,717 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 14074401792 and an Enterprise Value of 12452069376. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.96 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.852.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.48, which has changed by -0.21492982 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 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 -17.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.04%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FSLR traded on average about 2.66M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2783160 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 107.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.57M. Insiders hold about 6.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.83% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1741910400 were 8180419 with a Short Ratio of 3.08, compared to 1739491200 on 6564322. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8180419 and a Short% of Float of 10.01.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
