Stock Research: First Solar

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First Solar

NasdaqGS:FSLR US3364331070
81
  • Value
    87
  • Growth
    79
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    95
  • Sentiment
    30
  • 360° View
    360° View
    81
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Company Description

First Solar, Inc. is a solar technology and manufacturing company focused on thin film PV technology. It operates in the solar energy industry, designing, manufacturing, and selling CdTe solar modules. The company's products are sold to system developers, independent power producers, utilities, and commercial and industrial companies. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $18,457 million, profits of $1,858 million, and revenue of $4,206 million, with 8100 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 81 (better than 81% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock First Solar are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for First Solar. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 79, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 79% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 87 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 87% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 47 which means that the share price of First Solar is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 53% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 30, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 70% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Nov-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
47 69 61 51
Growth
79 75 81 7
Safety
Safety
87 82 43 88
Sentiment
30 76 67 1
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81 92 77 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
75 91 84 15
Opinions Change
13 49 64 30
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 83 50
Market Pulse
3 13 8 4
Sentiment
30 76 67 1
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
47 69 61 51
Growth
79 75 81 7
Safety Safety
87 82 43 88
Combined
95 95 74 46
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
92 100 90 25
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
33 42 45 61
Price vs. Book (P/B)
54 60 66 85
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
47 69 61 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
76 92 84 1
Profit Growth
61 82 100 19
Capital Growth
50 11 49 48
Stock Returns
69 69 43 29
Growth
79 75 81 7
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
66 68 76 74
Refinancing
39 43 47 77
Liquidity
93 90 9 67
Safety Safety
87 82 43 88

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