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After finishing at $164.92 in the prior trading day, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed at $167.22, up 1.39%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.09 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $172.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.82.
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 1.39 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.
On April 30, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $275 to $200.
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 May 12 ’25 when Bradley Alexander R. sold 8,794 shares for $150.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,319,120 led to the insider holds 36,923 shares of the business.
Bradley Alexander R. bought 8,794 shares of FSLR for $1,319,167 on May 12 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Verma Kuntal Kumar, who serves as the Chief Manufacturing Officer of the company, sold 503 shares for $127.83 each. As a result, the insider received 64,301 and left with 4,695 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 17933342720 and an Enterprise Value of 17673054208. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.152 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.648.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.56, which has changed by -0.3357696 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 $116.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.92%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.49M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8071620 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 107.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.27M. Insiders hold about 5.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.82% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1745971200 were 11030785 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1743379200 on 8999715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11030785 and a Short% of Float of 13.22.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0