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Short Sellers Return to Solar Stocks
Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 2:13pm | 911By and large, short sellers moved back into solar-related stocks during the first two weeks of April. Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS), First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) and SunPower Holdings (NASDAQ: SPWR) all saw short interest...
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Short Sellers Retreat from Solar Stocks (AEIS, FSLR, SPWR)
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 12:25pm | 909By and large, short sellers shied away from solar-related stocks during the final two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS), First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) and SunPower Holdings (NASDAQ: SPWR) decreased...
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Short Sellers Retreat from Real Goods Solar and SunPower Holdings
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 12:21pm | 892The short interest in solar-related companies based in the United States was mixed in the first two weeks of March. The number of shares sold short in Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS), First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) increased between the February...
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Short Interest in Solar Stocks on the Rise (GTAT, RSOL, SPWR)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 1:37pm | 904With a couple of exceptions, the short interest in solar-related companies based in the United States grew in late February. The number of shares sold short in First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT), MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), Real Goods Solar (NASDAQ:...
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Short Sellers Focus on SolarCity and SunPower
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 1:59pm | 897With a couple of exceptions, the short interest in solar-related companies based in the United States declined in the first two weeks of February. The short interest in Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS), First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) and MEMC...
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Short Interest Swings in U.S. Solar Stocks (AEIS, SCTY, WFR)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:22pm | 878The short interest in solar-related companies based in the United States was mixed in the latter two weeks of January. Though the number of shares sold short in SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) grew between the January 15 and January 31 settlement dates, short interest in...
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Solar Sector Set for a Comeback? (FSLR, WFR, SPWR)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 4:05pm | 804There is no doubt that the solar sector has taken its lumps of late. But the industry may be poised for a comeback. At least that appears to be the view of the Citigroup (NYSE: C) global solar sector research team. The analysts on the team announced in a research note Wednesday that they were...
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J.C. Penney, Navistar and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Friday, November 23, 2012 - 1:34pm | 960Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 7 (DIS, M, CSCO)
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 8:44am | 1037The parade of earnings from major retailers begins this week with quarterly reports due from Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts expect to see year-over-year revenue growth from all three, but lower per-share earnings from Kohl's. Many more retailers are...
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UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Lowers PT on MEMC Electronic Materials from $13.50 to $12.50
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 9:51am | 106Morgan Stanley has published a report on MEMC Electronic Materials lowering the price target from $13.50 to $12.50. In the report, Morgan Stanley wrote, "Stock is currently trading at 0.7xBV and we expect this to be a trough for as the company expects to exit CY11 with cash >$550mm post the FRV...
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Goldman Sachs Upgrades WFR to Neutral Rating and Lower PT
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 8:26am | 106According to a recent report, Goldman Sachs has upgraded MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Sell to Neutral as Goldman Sachs sees a more balanced risk/reward on the company. Goldman Sachs has also lowered the 6 month price target on WFR from $11.00 to $10.00. In the report, Goldman Sachs...
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Goldman Sachs Upgrades MEMC Electronic Materials To Neutral, Raises PT To $11
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 6:14am | 29Goldman Sachs has upgraded MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Sell to Neutral and has raised the price target from $10 to $11.
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Stifel Nicolaus Downgrades MEMC Electronic Materials, Removes PT
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 8:16am | 27Stifel Nicolaus has downgraded MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Buy to Hold and has removed its $16 price target.
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Earnings Preview for LDK Solar
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 10:06am | 316LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2011 results late Tuesday, June 7. The question for investors is whether the company can deliver a fourth consecutive quarter of record revenue. They will also be looking for news on the impending investment in LDK by the China Development...
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Earnings Highlights for the Week of June 6
Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 1:02pm | 1032S&P 500 components scheduled to report quarterly results this week include J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) and Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL). While analysts on average are expecting strong earnings growth from Pall, the consensus forecast for Smucker is earnings about the...