Top Solar stocks 2015

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 2014. 

Yingli -9.5% on Q4 miss; ASP decline, forex weighs on results

• Yingli (NYSE:YGE) is guiding for 2015 solar module shipments of 3.6GW-3.9GW, up a moderate 7.1%-16% Y/Y. 400MW-600MW are expected to go towards Yingli's downstream projects.
• In spite of the Q4 miss, the company managed to ship 939.2MW of solar modules (73.7MW for Yingli's downstream projects) in Q4, up from Q3's 903.4MW an topping guidance of 880MW-930MW. Japan (up nearly 3x Y/Y in 2014) and "new emerging markets" (up 90%) were strong points. China accounted for 37% of 2014 shipments.
• Gross margin was 16.8%, down from Q3's 20.9% and up from Q4 2013's 12.2%, and near the high end of a 15%-17% guidance range. ASP declines (also seen by peers) and the euro/yen's weakness affected margins, while cost improvements provided a boost. ASP and forex pressures, of course, also pressured Q4 revenue.
• Operating expenses fell to 22.6% of revenue from 28.2% a year ago. A $19M forex loss was taken, as was a $14.6M bad debt provision. The downstream project pipeline stands at 1.6GW.
• Yingli ended 2014 with $172.3M in cash, $214.7M in restricted cash, $1.57B in short-term borrowings, $276.1M in medium-term notes, and $460.7M in long-term debt. The company is "exploring various financing options, including utilizing credit facilities from local banks and other financial institutions, the renewal and rollover of short-term borrowings and other financing alternatives to support its medium-term notes payment obligations in 2015."
• Q4 results, PR

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Below these are the  Solar stocks  I am follow on 2015.

  
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)
•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:
•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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