The Solar Boom Has Just Begun

By Travis Hoium and Erin Miller – May 22, 2013 at 7:01PM

NASDAQ: FSLR

First Solar

Market Cap

$19B

Today's Change

(-1.46%) -$2.62

Current Price

$177.48

Price as of April 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Improved guidance from SunPower is just the latest strong sign from the solar industry.

SunPower's (SPWR -1.02%) higher guidance has investors excited about solar stocks again, and even Chinese companies have dreams of making a profit. It's been a long road back for investors in solar stocks, but the clouds are lifting. With financial performance improving at leaders First Solar (FSLR -1.46%) and SunPower it may be time to get into the market. The Motley Fool's Erin Miller sat down with Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium to get the latest on the industry.

Erin Miller has no position in any stocks mentioned. Motley Fool contributor Travis Hoium manages an account that owns shares of SunPower and personally owns shares and has the following options: Long Jan 2015 $7 Calls on SunPower, Long Jan 2015 $5 Calls on SunPower, Long Jan 2015 $15 Calls on SunPower, and Long Jan 2015 $25 Calls on SunPower. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.