First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)Technology | Solar | Phoenix, United States | NasdaqGS
204.46 USD
-5.64
(-2.684%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 205.40 +0.94 (0.460%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT
First Solar presents a compelling value proposition that is currently fighting against technical headwinds. The company boasts robust profitability with profit margins exceeding 32% and a return on equity of 18.5%, supported by a fortress-like current ratio of 2.5. However, the revenue trajectory is contracting at -3.7%, which creates uncertainty about the sustainability of this margin expansion. While the forward P/E of 9.3x suggests the market is pricing in significant downside risk, the stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a bearish technical structure. The lack of a dividend yield further limits income appeal for conservative investors. For the short term, the price is hovering near a major options support level at 215, which may trigger a bounce, but the momentum remains weak. Long-term, the business fundamentals remain strong enough to warrant a buy, but the revenue decline prevents it from being a top-tier compounder. Investors should view this as a recovery play rather than a momentum surge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.420722 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.592629 |
| AutoETS | 0.808008 |
| MSTL | 0.872477 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 5.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.298 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.71 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.88 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.1 |
| Market Cap | 21,973,274,624 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.96 |
| Forward P/E | 8.85 |
| Beta | 1.75 |
| Profit Margins | 32.46% |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a tight range between 210 and 270. Call option walls are concentrated at 235, 245, and 250, indicating resistance levels for a rebound. Conversely, put option walls sit heavily at 215 and 210, establishing a defined support floor near current prices. Deep out-of-the-money strikes show elevated implied volatility, suggesting tail-risk hedging. Net positioning leans slightly bullish near the money given call flow at 220-225 strikes, but the overall structure implies a mean-reversion trade rather than a breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.07314336 |
| Address1 | 4,300 E Camelback Road |
| Address2 | Suite 220 |
| All Time High | 320.95 |
| All Time Low | 11.43 |
| Ask | 204.53 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,689,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,235,901 |
| Average Volume | 2,235,901 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,689,540 |
| Beta | 1.746 |
| Bid | 194.42 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 96.031 |
| City | Phoenix |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 204.46 |
| Current Ratio | 2.518 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 211.1498 |
| Day Low | 202.11 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.88 |
| Display Name | First Solar |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,443,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.233 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.236 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 2,385,900,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44362998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.567 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.801 |
| Enterprise Value | 20,440,317,952 |
| Eps Current Year | 17.6185 |
| Eps Forward | 23.11293 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 15.78 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 225.0824 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -20.62239 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.09162152 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.3143363 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 320.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -116.490005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36295372 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 182.99 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 21.470001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11732882 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 182.99 - 320.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,163,773,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 101,655,672 |
| Forward Eps | 23.11293 |
| Forward P E | 8.846131 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,598,684,800 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 7,900 |
| Fullday Change | -5.64 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.68444 |
| Fullday Price | 205.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44015998 |
| Gross Profits | 2,367,220,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.053579997 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96897006 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 107,469,788 |
| 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 | 21,973,274,624 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4593731 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,746,013,952 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 22,579,402,458 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 30 |
| Open | 209.62 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,155,742,976 |
| Operating Margins | 0.42641997 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.56 |
| Phone | 602 414 9300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.9399872 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.45974135 |
| Post Market Price | 205.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,596 |
| Previous Close | 210.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.604848 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.1291041 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.0857167 |
| Profit Margins | 0.32465 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.701 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.97143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -5.64 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.68444 |
| Regular Market Day High | 211.1498 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 202.1 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 202.1 - 211.1498 |
| Regular Market Open | 209.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 210.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 204.46 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,446,985 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08619001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18509 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.037 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.1 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 107,469,788 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0907 |
| Shares Short | 9,748,851 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,890,366 |
| Short Name | First Solar, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.118599996 |
| Short Ratio | 3.87 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | FSLR |
| Target High Price | 402.0 |
| Target Low Price | 150.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 274.438 |
| Target Median Price | 274.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,726,963,968 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 16.069 |
| Total Debt | 194,010,000 |
| Total Revenue | 5,378,071,040 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 15.78 |
| Trailing P E | 12.956908 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.5697 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 232.3324 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -27.87239 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11996773 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,446,985 |
| Website | https://www.firstsolar.com |
| Zip | 85,018 |