First Solar is a solar business based in the US. First Solar shares (FSLR.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US dollars. Its last market close was $180.10 – an increase of 2.17% over the previous day. First Solar employs 6,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.3 billion.
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Over the last 12 months, First Solar's shares have ranged in value from as little as $129.215 up to $232. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Solar's is 1.396. This would suggest that First Solar's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $180.1
| 1 week (2024-04-17) | 3.33% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-24) | 16.37% |
| 3 months (2024-01-24) | 20.69% |
| 6 months (2023-10-24) | 18.99% |
| 1 year (2023-04-24) | -14.45% |
| 2 years (2022-04-24) | 148.59% |
| 3 years (2021-04-22) | 103.36% |
| 5 years (2019-04-24) | 194.04% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the First Solar P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
First Solar's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, First Solar stocks trade at around 23x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
First Solar's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4059. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into First Solar's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
First Solar's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.2 billion ($1.6 billion CAD).
The EBITDA is a measure of a First Solar's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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