Stock Research: First Solar

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First Solar

NSQ:FSLR US3364331070
81
  • Value
    79
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    94
  • Combined
    90
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 81 (better than 81% compared with alternatives) for 2026, 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 the metrics below and half above average for First Solar. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 79, which means that the share price of First Solar is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 94. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 39. Professional investors are more confident in 61% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 41, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 59 of its competitors have better growth. ...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-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 69 61 51
Growth
41 75 81 7
Safety
Safety
94 82 43 88
Sentiment
39 76 67 1
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81 92 77 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
33 91 84 15
Opinions Change
24 49 64 30
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 83 50
Market Pulse
69 13 8 4
Sentiment
39 76 67 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 69 61 51
Growth
41 75 81 7
Safety Safety
94 82 43 88
Combined
90 95 74 46
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
59 42 45 61
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
81 100 90 25
Price vs. Book (P/B)
79 60 66 85
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
79 69 61 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
24 92 84 1
Profit Growth
84 82 100 19
Capital Growth
36 11 49 48
Stock Returns
37 69 43 29
Growth
41 75 81 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
72 68 76 74
Refinancing
67 43 47 77
Liquidity
84 90 9 67
Safety Safety
94 82 43 88

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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