Top Solar Stocks To Keep An Eye On – May 15th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and First Solar are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that design, manufacture or install solar-energy equipment and systems. By investing in these securities, investors gain exposure to the solar power sector and its growth potential as the world shifts toward renewable energy. Their performance is influenced by factors such as technological innovation, government incentives, and overall demand for clean electricity. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Solar stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

NASDAQ TSLA traded down $4.69 on Thursday, hitting $342.99. 73,566,823 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 96,713,583. The company has a market capitalization of $1.10 trillion, a P/E ratio of 167.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 2.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $262.55 and a 200 day moving average of $328.41. Tesla has a twelve month low of $167.41 and a twelve month high of $488.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

BRK.B traded up $3.25 during trading on Thursday, reaching $506.65. 2,589,341 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,277,650. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $519.28 and a 200 day moving average of $485.84. The stock has a market cap of $1.09 trillion, a P/E ratio of 10.23, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.88. Berkshire Hathaway has a 52 week low of $401.58 and a 52 week high of $542.07.

First Solar (FSLR)

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.

FSLR stock traded down $4.43 during trading on Thursday, reaching $188.55. 3,852,866 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,592,481. The firm has a market cap of $20.22 billion, a PE ratio of 16.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. First Solar has a 1-year low of $116.56 and a 1-year high of $306.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $133.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $163.65.