XNAS · Solar
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$180.98-5.55%
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TickerWhale Score
53/100
Moderate
Score components
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First Solar scores 53 out of 100 overall, which we rate moderate. Risk is its strongest area and Technical its weakest.
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- Valuation
- Risk
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Technical
- Quality & growth
Quality & growth
30%49Moderate
- Revenue growth 23.8%
- EPS growth 38.8%
Valuation
25%80Strong
- P/E 11.2
- EV/Sales 3.3
First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems for use in utility-scale development projects. The company's solar modules use cadmium telluride to convert sunlight into electricity. This is commonly called thin-film technology. First Solar is the world's largest thin-film solar module manufacturer. It has production lines in Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, and India.
#470 by market cap in our coverage · ~7,900 employees · Listed 2006-11-17 · www.firstsolar.com
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#72 / 205sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 53 vs sector average 47.9 (+5.1)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 35%
Gross margin (sector)Top 69%
Return on equity (sector)Top 44%
P/E (sector)Cheaper than 96%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
15/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 15th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 25/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Neutral
2 buy · 2 sell · 4 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates FSLR's technical setup weak — 15th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean neutral — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
1 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-15.5%
- vs 50-day-2.9%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)48 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength19· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 2.163)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 1 buy vs 8 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 1 sell · 4 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Neutral. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)11.2
- P/S (TTM)3.6
- P/B1.9
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales3.3
- PEG0.29
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin44.0%
- Net margin32.5%
- ROE17.3%
- Debt/Equity0.00
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)23.8%
- EPS growth (YoY)38.8%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $19.5B
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLRCurrentFirst Solar | 53 | 25 | 11.2 | — | 1.9 | 3.3 | $180.98 | -5.55% | +23.8% | ||
| DUOLDuolingo Inc - | 77 | 67 | 19.1 | — | 5.6 | 5.8 | $156.67 | +1.57% | +29.4% | ||
| GGenpact | 75 | 78 | 12.6 | — | 2.8 | 1.5 | $43.07 | +1.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LYFTLyft Inc Cls A | 75 | 57 | 2.3 | — | 2.2 | 0.9 | $17.02 | +1.55% | +10.8% | ||
| MSFTMicrosoft | 75 | 71 | 29.7 | — | 9.0 | 12.0 | $533.16 | -2.20% | +17.8% | ||
| KVYOKlaviyo Inc - Series A | 71 | 62 | 893.2 | — | 6.3 | 3.8 | $20.43 | -1.87% | +28.9% |
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