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.
Suntech Power (STP) issues downside guidance for Q2 revenues, foreseeing $471M vs. $473M consensus estimate, and expects Q3 shipments of PV products flat Q/Q. STP now expects 2012 annual PV shipments of 1.8-2.0 GW vs. previous guidance of 2.1-2.5 GW.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): The U.S. solar manufacturer First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) recently stopped deliveries to the world's largest photovoltaic power plant which is built in Arizona, because construction is ahead of schedule and the company must slow down to meet contractual milestones. Fred Pech, the construction manager of the power plant, said that First Solar won't ship any modules until January, 2013 to the Agua Caliente project and won't install panels currently sitting on the ground at the site. First Solar delivered panels to the project "because it was more profitable," and the company's 2012 earnings will probably not be affected due to the shutdown, said Aaron Chew, an analyst at Maxim Group LLC in New York. The solar farm is expected to complete at the end of 2013 and is 85 percent built. At the close of the trading day, First Solar shares dropped US$4.53 (equivalent to -18.71%) to US$19.67 on hefty volume of 25.08 million shares, well above its usual volume of 7.10 million shares. Observing comprehensive analysis of First Solar could help investors avoid big lost in investment.
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Below these are the Solar stocks I am follow on 2012.
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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