Crude oil prices have been surging recently, and there is little sign that the momentum will be slowing down. Every time crude oil reaches these types of elevated levels, it seems that interest in alternative forms of energy also rise. Solar is one type of alternative energy that gets particular attention, and should be on investors' radar going into 2012.
First Solar (FSLR): Q4 EPS of $1.26 misses by $0.28. Revenue of $660M (+8% Y/Y) misses by $119.9M. Company cuts 2012 revenue guidance to $3.5B-$3.8B, largely below $3.77B consensus. Reiterates 2012 EPS guidance of $3.75-$4.25, in-line with $4.14 consensus. First Solar (FSLR) has resumed trading down 2.8% following its large Q4 miss and revenue guidance cut. The relatively modest scope of First Solar's decline demonstrates the amount of industry pessimism already baked into the shares of many solar names. You can also check previous stocks to buy reports- Right Here
Below these are the Solar stocks I am follow on 2012.
First Solar (FSLR): Q4 EPS of $1.26 misses by $0.28. Revenue of $660M (+8% Y/Y) misses by $119.9M. Company cuts 2012 revenue guidance to $3.5B-$3.8B, largely below $3.77B consensus. Reiterates 2012 EPS guidance of $3.75-$4.25, in-line with $4.14 consensus. First Solar (FSLR) has resumed trading down 2.8% following its large Q4 miss and revenue guidance cut. The relatively modest scope of First Solar's decline demonstrates the amount of industry pessimism already baked into the shares of many solar names. You can also check previous stocks to buy reports- Right Here
Below these are the Solar stocks I am follow on 2012.
Solar Stocks List
Solar Pure Plays:
•SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR)
•First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR)
•Evergreen Solar (Nasdaq: ESLR)
•SunTech Power Holdings (NYSE: STP)
•Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL)
•Solarfun Power Holdings (Nasdaq: SOLF)
•Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ)
•JA Solar Holdings (Nasdaq: JASO)
•China Sunergy (Nasdaq: CSUN)
•LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK)
•ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL)
Smaller companies with Solar exposure:
•Energy Conversion Device (Nasdaq: ENER)
•Hoku Scientific (Nasdaq: HOKU)
•Daystar Technologies (Nasdaq: DSTI)
•Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR)
Solar Energy ETFs:
•Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT)
•Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (TAN)
Bigger companies with Solar exposure:
•MEMC Electronics (NYSE: WFR)
•General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)
•Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA)
•British Petroleum (NYSE: BP)
•Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-B)
•Kyocera (NYSE: KYO)
•Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT)
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