Q4 EPS Estimates for First Solar Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for First Solar in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now expects that the solar cell manufacturer will earn $6.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.93. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Solar’s current full-year earnings is $13.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for First Solar’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The solar cell manufacturer reported $3.65 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.81 by ($1.16). First Solar had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 32.41%. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on First Solar from $297.00 to $238.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $265.00 price objective on First Solar in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on First Solar from $280.00 to $251.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Mizuho upgraded First Solar from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $218.00 to $259.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on First Solar from $360.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, First Solar presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.08.

First Solar Price Performance

First Solar stock opened at $131.23 on Monday. First Solar has a one year low of $124.96 and a one year high of $306.77. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $170.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $196.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.30, a PEG ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other First Solar news, CEO Mark R. Widmar sold 21,542 shares of First Solar stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.09, for a total transaction of $3,039,360.78. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 103,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,589,129.27. The trade was a 17.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Kuntal Kumar Verma sold 7,475 shares of First Solar stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.60, for a total value of $1,021,085.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $484,793.40. The trade was a 67.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of First Solar

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its position in First Solar by 147.9% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 2,749 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock valued at $484,000 after acquiring an additional 1,640 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of First Solar in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,442,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of First Solar by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 16,276 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock worth $2,868,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. Amiral Gestion purchased a new position in First Solar in the 4th quarter worth approximately $529,000. Finally, Wormser Freres Gestion raised its holdings in First Solar by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. Wormser Freres Gestion now owns 1,069 shares of the solar cell manufacturer’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the last quarter. 92.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About First Solar

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.