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What: Shares of Chinese solar products manufacturer Yingli Green Energy
So what: Deutsche Bank analyst Vishal Shah says that Germany may cut feed-in tariff rates by 15% in April and include a 2% cut every month to go along with an installation cap. There are other rumors about what cuts will look like, but the common thing is they don't look good.
Analysts at Auriga Securities cut Yingli to hold from buy and put a $5 price target on the stock.
Now what: A hot 2012 for solar stocks came to a screeching halt on today's news. This could change the demand dynamic in Germany, but solar stocks have risen this year mostly on positive reports out of China and India. This is by no means good news for Yingli, but I wouldn't panic just yet, because I still think there will be strong demand for solar in 2012 and beyond.
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