First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) Forecasted to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $4.41 Per Share

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of First Solar in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 15th. Roth Capital analyst P. Shen now forecasts that the solar cell manufacturer will earn $4.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.42. The consensus estimate for First Solar’s current full-year earnings is $13.63 per share.

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The solar cell manufacturer reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.30. First Solar had a net margin of 28.75% and a return on equity of 16.24%. The business had revenue of $794.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $718.19 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 44.8% on a year-over-year basis.

FSLR has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of First Solar from $270.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 29th. Evercore ISI raised shares of First Solar from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $227.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of First Solar from $262.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. DZ Bank cut shares of First Solar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, May 29th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott cut shares of First Solar from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-one have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First Solar currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $272.72.

First Solar Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FSLR opened at $208.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $22.28 billion, a PE ratio of 21.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.44. First Solar has a fifty-two week low of $129.21 and a fifty-two week high of $306.77. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $243.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FSLR. Norges Bank purchased a new position in First Solar in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $298,123,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in First Solar by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,454,499 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock valued at $422,861,000 after acquiring an additional 351,540 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in First Solar by 504.1% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 399,650 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock valued at $68,852,000 after acquiring an additional 333,496 shares in the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. grew its position in First Solar by 11.1% in the first quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 2,801,916 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock valued at $472,963,000 after acquiring an additional 279,719 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in First Solar by 2.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,040,031 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,945,549,000 after acquiring an additional 279,424 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.08% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at First Solar

In other news, CFO Alexander R. Bradley sold 16,051 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.69, for a total transaction of $4,409,049.19. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,419,797.88. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Alexander R. Bradley sold 16,051 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.69, for a total value of $4,409,049.19. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 30,652 shares in the company, valued at $8,419,797.88. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Kuntal Kumar Verma sold 1,621 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $421,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 3,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $922,740. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 51,153 shares of company stock worth $12,540,428 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

First Solar Company Profile

First Solar, Inc, a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, Japan, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin film semiconductor technology that provides a lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules.