How First Solar Crushed Its Solar Energy Rivals

By Travis Hoium – Apr 4, 2024 at 9:15AM

NASDAQ: FSLR

First Solar

Market Cap

$19B

Today's Change

(1.55%) $2.77

Current Price

$181.50

Price as of April 29, 2024, 2:28 p.m. ET

First Solar is playing a different game from most competitors.

First Solar (FSLR 1.55%) is the only major solar company that wasn't crushed over the past year as higher interest rates and solar policy changes hit the industry. And the company's advantage in the market has been over a decade in the making.

In this video, Travis Hoium covers what makes First Solar different.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 2, 2024. The video was published on April 3, 2024.

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