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Bank Of America: SolarCity A 'Compelling Opportunity'
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 12:00pm | 143Read More...Analysts at Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating on SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY), telling clients that with the "attractive valuation" and "catalysts ahead," it sees the price moving to $95 in the next year. That price objective marks a nearly 75 percent upside from...
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Some Think SunEdison Is Planning To Buy Evolve Solar To Get Closer To The Residential Market
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 5:26pm | 215Read More...According to an article published on GreenTechMedia.com, sources informed the outlet that Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) could be planning to acquire Evolve Solar, America’s #1 full-service direct solar provider. To advance its footprint in residential solar, the rumor says Sunedison plans to...
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SolarCity Short-Selling Activity Is Changing
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 10:48am | 157Read More...Karl Loomes, market analyst at SunGard's Astec Analytics, told Benzinga that even SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) short sellers are "growing more optimistic of the stock's prospects." He pointed to Astec data that suggests "borrowing volumes fell 11 percent" in just four...
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A Closer Look At 'Google-Solar City 2.0'
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 10:43am | 232Read More...In a blog post on Thursday, SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) announced the creation of a new fund that will finance $750 million in solar projects, of which $300 million will be contributed by Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). According to the blog post, the new fund will make it possible...
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Why First Solar, SunPower YieldCo Is Like Coke And Pepsi Coming Together
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 3:35pm | 714Read More...Long-time rivals SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) and First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) surged after the two rivals announced that they had formed a YieldCo. Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov compared this YieldCo to Duke working with North Carolina or The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) working...
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SolarCity, Wal-Mart & Deere Highlight This Week's Top Earnings Reports
Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 3:12pm | 980Read More...Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) kicks off the latest round of earnings from the big retailers. Some big gold companies will also take their turns in the earnings spotlight this week. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings declines from both Wal-Mart and Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (...
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Vivint Solar Short Interest Is Increasing Significantly
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 9:27am | 882Read More...While short sellers shied away from most of the leading U.S. solar-related stocks between the January 15 and January 30 settlement dates, short interest in Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE: VSLR) instead surged by almost a third. The decline in the number of shares short in other solar companies was...
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First Solar, SunEdison Buck Trend In Solar Short Interest
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 8:30am | 967Read More...First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) bucked the short interest trend among the leading U.S. solar-related stocks between the December 31 and January 15 settlement dates. Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGSE), on the other hand, led that trend as the new year kicked off...
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3 Solar Stocks With Short Interest Worth Watching
Monday, December 29, 2014 - 2:05pm | 926Read More...The short interest in Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE: VSLR) rose by a double-digit percentage between the November 28 and December 15 settlement dates. Among the other leading U.S. solar-related stocks, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) also saw a bump in the number of...
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15 Corporate Execs Using Twitter Better Than Anyone Else
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 12:41pm | 1915Read More...As social media's footprint continues to grow in the business world, key company officers and executives continue to use it to interact with customers. A handful have understood this for quite some time and have acted accordingly. Below are some of the most accessible leaders on Twitter,...
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A Look At Vivint Solar Post-IPO
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 9:24am | 1053Read More...On Monday, October 27, five Wall Street investment banking firms initiated coverage of fast growing Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE: VSLR) with a wide range of price targets. Private equity giant The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) sponsored the Vivint Solar IPO, which was priced at $16.00 per share...
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After GT Advanced Technologies, Where Do Solar Shorts Go?
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 7:47am | 967Read More...Short sellers jumped out of GT Advanced Technologies after shares tanked following the recent surprise bankruptcy announcement. Among the leading U.S. solar-related stocks, where else might they have gone in the first two weeks of October? Short interest in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLSR) and...
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Markets Rebound After Getting Crushed Intraday, Still Close Lower
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 4:57pm | 2525Read More...U.S. stocks tumbled further on Wednesday and recovered significantly from intraday lows in a day of heavily volatility. The Dow traded lower by more than 450 points, dipping below 16,000 levels the index hasn't seen since February. The index recovered most of the losses but still closed the...
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Markets Debut Week On Negative Note; S&P 500 Falls Through Key Level
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 4:57pm | 1971Read More...U.S. markets began the week on a negative note after markets sold off in the final two hours of trading on no major news catalyst. The S&P 500 fell through its 200-day moving average of 1,905, a key technical level for fundamental investors and traders. The last time the index broke its 200...
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3 Solar Stocks See Surge In Short Interest
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 8:13am | 899Read More...Among the leading U.S. solar-related stocks, short interest in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS), GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: GTAT) and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) jumped again in the final two weeks of September. Short sellers retreated from First Solar and Real Goods...
