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Deutsche Bank Bullish On Solar Stocks, Notes 'Weakness Provides Good Entry Point'
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 8:50am | 301Read More...In a report published Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah commented on the solar sector, noting that current weakness provides an "attractive" entry point for long-term investors. "We continue to view YieldCos as a significant growth catalyst for the solar and broader renewable sector and...
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UBS Asks If More YieldCos Will Enter The Market
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 10:49am | 349Read More...In a report published Monday, UBS analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith commented on the U.S. solar sector, noting that TerraForm Power Inc (NASDAQ: TERP)/ Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) continue pursuing M&A activity, many competitors have struggled to match the pipeline discernibility. Dumoulin-Smith...
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Solar Stocks Mostly Higher After 8Point3 Energy IPO Valuation
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 1:10pm | 418Read More...Shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) were trading higher on Wednesday after the companies released details of a limited partnership to own and operate a portfolio of selected solar energy generation assets. The companies announced that it has...
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Solar Stocks In Focus Following Strong Q1 Report From Trina Solar
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 10:14am | 437Read More...Solar stocks were boosted higher on Thursday following Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL)'s strong first quarter print. Trina Solar reported an earnings of $0.16 per ADS, exceeding expectations of $0.09 per ADS. Sales for the quarter totaled $558.1 million, also higher than the $509 million...
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Why This Solar Player Is Under Fire
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 10:37am | 336Read More...Shares of Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) continued to plunge on Tuesday after Monday's more than 10 percent decline. China-based Yingli is a supplier of vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) modules with a presence across many markets around the world, including China, the United...
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A 'Significant Opportunity' For Tesla Rests In Energy Storage
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 8:25am | 393Read More...In a report published Wednesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Rod Lache commented on Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s April 30 new product announcement which will likely be a new battery storage system for the home and utility/commercial market and powered by the same batteries used in Model S cars...
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Apple And SunPower Are Partnering In China
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 12:30pm | 394Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been stepping up its green power projects of late. Some of its projects has resulted in reducing water consumption at its state-of-the-art data center in North Carolina by using a cooling system that reuses water 35 times, or reducing its employee transportation...
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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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Fellow Solar Power Player Sunedison CEO Very Excited About First Solar/SunPower Deal
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 3:00pm | 398Read More...With talks of deals happening between major solar power players, Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE) CEO Ahmad Chatila is quite upbeat about the developments, which he feels will influence the stock price of other solar players as well. Chatila was on CNBC to discuss the performance of the company...
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Why A First Solar, SunPower YieldCo Is A 'Two-Headed Dragon Feeding The Beast'
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 11:39am | 396Read More...In a report published Tuesday evening, Credit Suisse analyst Patrick Jobin commented that SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) and First Solar, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FSLR) announcement of a proposed YieldCo is a positive for the companies as it accelerates its monetization strategy. "We view...
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A YieldCo is The 'Best Strategy' For First Solar And SunPower, Deutsche Bank Explains
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 9:34am | 259Read More...In a report published Monday evening, Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah commented on First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower Corporation's (NASDAQ: SPWR) announcement that they are in advanced talks to form a joint YieldCo. Shah noted that a joint YieldCo decision is "probably...
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TD Ameritrade's Chief Strategist Previews SolarCity's Q4 Results
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 12:35pm | 161Read More...TD Ameritrade Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan told Benzinga that shares of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) are trading just above its 200-day moving average, making it "interesting" heading into fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's market close. Kinahan added that shares of...
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Raymond James On SolarCity's Q4: Stock Reaction Will 'Mainly Hinge' On Guidance Increase
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 9:56am | 199Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Raymond James Analyst Pavel Molchanov said that SolarCity Corp's (NASDAQ: SCTY) fourth-quarter results scheduled for Wednesday after market close should not be seen as an earnings or even a revenue story. "The metric that the market tracks most closely is...
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SolarCity, Bank Of America Create New Program To Finance $400 Million In Residential Solar Projects
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 10:44am | 197Read More...SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY)on Thursday announced it has teamed up with Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) to finance approximately $400 million in solar power projects throughout 2014 and 2015. "The new financing makes it possible for thousands of American homeowners to install solar...
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A Look At SolarCity's New Loan Program
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 9:29am | 644Read More...On Wednesday, SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY), the solar panel technology company that Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Elon Musk helped start in 2006 (he is still the chairman), announced a new home solar loan program, MySolar. It is the first loan program offered by the company. Until now, Solar City...






