Some Essential Facts About First Solar

Shares of Technology sector company First Solar moved -2.3% Friday, and are now trading at a price of $162.45. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 1,535,565 compared to its average volume of 1,952,911. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.

First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. The company is based in Tempe and has 5,500 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $17,354,694,656.

21 analysts are following First Solar and have set target prices ranging from $157.56 to $330.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, FSLR is trading -33.97% away from its average analyst target price of $246.01 per share.

Over the last year, FSLR's share price has increased by 25.0%, which represents a difference of 7.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $232.0 per share whereas its 52 week low is $115.66.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-28 873,369 -903,605 1,776,974 128.45
2022-03-01 237,559 -540,291 777,850 71.43
2021-02-26 37,120 -416,635 453,755 -46.17
2020-02-21 174,201 -668,717 842,918 104.08
2019-02-22 -326,809 -739,838 413,029 -77.73
2018-02-23 1,340,677 -514,357 1,855,034
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