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First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) closed the day trading at $196.72 down -1.36% from the previous closing price of $199.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.3 million shares were traded. FSLR stock price reached its highest trading level at $201.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $195.856.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FSLR, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.41 and its Current Ratio is at 1.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 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, TD Cowen on August 01, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $220 from $200 previously.
On July 01, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $188 to $200.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on June 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $192.
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 Aug 19 ’25 when Dymbort Jason E. sold 1,824 shares for $215.33 per share. The transaction valued at 392,762 led to the insider holds 20,449 shares of the business.
Dymbort Jason E. bought 1,824 shares of FSLR for $392,762 on Aug 19 ’25. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Widmar Mark R, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 2,321 shares for $199.44 each. As a result, the insider received 462,889 and left with 81,861 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 21097826304 and an Enterprise Value of 21302704128. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.905 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.529.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSLR is 1.40, which has changed by -0.13934463 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 11.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.92%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FSLR traded about 3.98M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FSLR traded about 4729520 shares per day. A total of 107.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.41M. Insiders hold about 5.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.16% stake in the company. Shares short for FSLR as of 1753920000 were 9576190 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1751241600 on 9862667. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9576190 and a Short% of Float of 11.4700004.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 20.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.68, with high estimates of $6.86 and low estimates of $4.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.25 and $13.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.2. EPS for the following year is $23.0, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $29.88 and $16.33.
Revenue Estimates
23 analysts predict $1.55B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.74B to a low estimate of $1.18B. As of the current estimate, First Solar Inc’s year-ago sales were $887.67MFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.82B. There is a high estimate of $2.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.56B.
A total of 33 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FSLR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.68B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.21BBased on 31 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.18B and the low estimate is $5.45B.
