First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)Technology | Solar | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
221.03 USD
-6.80
(-2.985%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 220.20 -0.83 (-0.826%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:09 a.m. EDT
First Solar presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by robust fundamentals, including 23.6% revenue growth and 65% earnings expansion, alongside a fortress balance sheet with net cash. While the stock recently corrected to trade below its 50-day moving average, the forward P/E of 9.7x offers significant value relative to its growth profile. Options activity confirms a bullish outlook, with heavy call positioning targeting prices above $250. The recent 2025 decline was a temporary setback rather than a structural deterioration, as evidenced by the strong cumulative 249% gain over the nine-year window and the current year's recovery. Investors should view the current pullback as a buying opportunity aligned with the analyst consensus target of $251. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.230497 |
| AutoETS | 0.239499 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.240269 |
| AutoTheta | 0.253557 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 4.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.727 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 5.943 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.507 |
| Market Cap | 23,750,416,384 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.29 |
| Forward P/E | 9.43 |
| Beta | 1.73 |
| Profit Margins | 30.73% |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant call open interest concentrated between $240 and $300, creating a resistance ceiling near $265. Put open interest clusters around $200 to $230, indicating a defensive floor. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting anticipation of a wider trading range, but the call-to-put ratio favors a bullish outcome.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.41650093 |
| Address1 | 4,300 E Camelback Road |
| Address2 | Suite 220 |
| All Time High | 320.95 |
| All Time Low | 11.43 |
| Ask | 233.63 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,808,480 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,531,872 |
| Average Volume | 2,531,872 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,808,480 |
| Beta | 1.73 |
| Bid | 207.62 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 91.934 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 221.03 |
| Current Ratio | 2.557 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 226.268 |
| Day Low | 217.26 |
| Debt To Equity | 5.943 |
| Display Name | First Solar |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.651 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.654 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,441,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,272,688,896 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.41939 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.641 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.043 |
| Enterprise Value | 21,910,978,560 |
| Eps Current Year | 17.44727 |
| Eps Forward | 23.44061 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 15.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 248.3862 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -27.356201 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11013576 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 41.650093 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 320.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -99.92001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3113258 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 159.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 61.179993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38273376 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 159.85 - 320.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,163,773,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 101,610,049 |
| Forward Eps | 23.44061 |
| Forward P E | 9.429361 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,147,664,768 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 7,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.41743 |
| Gross Profits | 2,262,066,944 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.054 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94433 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 107,453,363 |
| Industry | Solar |
| Industry Disp | Solar |
| Industry Key | solar |
| Ir Website | http://investor.firstsolar.com/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | First Solar, Inc., a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, India, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with thin film semiconductor technology that provides conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules. It also designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company serves system developers, independent power producers, utilities, commercial and industrial companies, large corporate energy buyers, and other system owners and operators. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| Long Name | First Solar, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,750,416,384 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4593731 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,665,313,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 24,481,099,692 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 27 |
| Open | 223.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,450,221,056 |
| Operating Margins | 0.33067 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.6 |
| Phone | 602 414 9300 |
| Post Market Change | -0.8262024 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.3737965 |
| Post Market Price | 220.2038 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,174 |
| Previous Close | 227.83 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.668458 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4042249 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.3827653 |
| Profit Margins | 0.30731001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.911 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.08571 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -6.8 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.98468 |
| Regular Market Day High | 226.268 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 217.26 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 217.26 - 226.268 |
| Regular Market Open | 223.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 227.83 |
| Regular Market Price | 221.03 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,798,454 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08447 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18436001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.236 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.507 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 107,453,363 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0765 |
| Shares Short | 8,222,758 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,537,710 |
| Short Name | First Solar, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.49 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | FSLR |
| Target High Price | 330.0 |
| Target Low Price | 150.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 252.00519 |
| Target Median Price | 253.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,426,561,024 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 22.582 |
| Total Debt | 587,123,008 |
| Total Revenue | 5,419,047,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 15.47 |
| Trailing P E | 14.287653 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.5972 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 235.43715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -14.40715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.06119319 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,798,454 |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
| Zip | 85,018 |