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First Solar Inc (FSLR) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for FSLR, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-10-06

DayWeekMonth3 months
FSLR+2.1%+1.6%−12.1%−19.8%
Energy Transition & Clean Power+2.8%+4.0%−7.6%—
HALO Growth 100+0.5%+0.7%−4.9%—

Against the index: 0.9 pts ahead on the week, 7.2 pts behind on the month; against its Energy Transition & Clean Power sleeve 4.5 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 2 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505” (2026-09-17)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where FSLR appears in the diary — 2 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.9% week · +8.0% month · +11.5% quarter · +49.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 0.82 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How FSLR has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.82 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), First Solar Inc moved 0.82% on average · correlation 0.14 · higher than 78% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 2.12 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.85% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −10.32% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Energy Transition & Clean Power · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Energy Transition & Clean Power

Solar inverters, wind primes, battery-storage integrators. Out of consensus 2024–25; structural demand still intact.

Compared against FSLR on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — First Solar Inc

FSLR in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
First Solar makes photovoltaic panels using thin-film cadmium telluride technology rather than the crystalline silicon used by most rivals, and sells them to utilities, independent power producers, developers and large corporate energy buyers across several countries. It is based in Arizona and does not build or operate power plants itself, only the modules that go into them.
Where it sits in the stack
First Solar sits in the diary's HALO Growth 100 index, our growth index outside the megacaps, in the Energy Transition & Clean Power sleeve alongside wind and storage names. Within that sleeve it is a panel supplier to utilities and corporate buyers, one of the channels through which demand for reliable low-carbon electricity, including from large compute users, gets contracted.
Who it is priced against
Its peer group is drawn from the same sleeve — Vestas on wind, Shoals and Array on solar hardware, Enphase and Fluence on inverters and storage — grouped as clean-power names out of favour with the wider market despite intact underlying demand.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It carries a Closelooknet score, though only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built rather than settled. It holds a seat in HALO Growth 100 and has appeared in both the Morning 10 and Midday 10, most recently when its move stood out against a weaker energy sector.
What the diary watches
Whether the gap between where the shares trade and where analysts have set their targets narrows as the chart stabilises, or widens further if the sector stays out of favour.

First Solar Inc (FSLR) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 60/100 composite (momentum 15, quality 74, valuation 76) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 5 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Piper Sandler, 2026-09-30

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for FSLR from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Piper Sandler — target 251 from 260 Target cut to $251 from $260 (+41.9% to spot) 2026-09-30
  • Upgrade KeyBanc — Overweight → Sector Weight Upgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight 2026-09-28
  • Price target GLJ Research — target 250 from 314.43 Target cut to $250 from $314.43 (+24.5% to spot) 2026-09-22

5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 4 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 16 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What FSLR pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 16 m USD 0.1% of today's market value
  • Share count +0.0% in FY2025 19 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 16 m USD · 1% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is First Solar Inc (FSLR)?

First Solar Inc trades as FSLR on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is FSLR in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — First Solar Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-10-07.

What is First Solar Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

60 out of 100, with momentum 15, quality 74 and valuation 76 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does FSLR trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 45.1% off its high: 45.1% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-10-05 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is FSLR doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month First Solar Inc is −12.1% against −4.9% for the HALO Growth 100 — 7.2 points behind its index, as of 2026-10-06. Its Energy Transition & Clean Power sleeve is −7.6% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does First Solar Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (HALO Growth 100 · Energy Transition & Clean Power), First Solar Inc (FSLR) sits 45.1% below its 52-week high, 14.9% below its 50-day average; Enphase Energy Inc (ENPH) is 54.6% below, Array Technologies Inc (ARRY) is 68.1% below, Fluence Energy Inc (FLNC) is 77.2% below. Put any of them next to FSLR in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does First Solar Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year First Solar Inc had a beta of 0.82 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 78% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.85% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about First Solar Inc?

First Solar Inc appears in 2 Closelooknet pieces, most recently Morning 10: Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505 (2026-09-17); Midday 10: The ones that hadn't moved — hyperscalers surge, MMYT takes its line, QQQ presses the decision line (2026-08-03). What Closelooknet said most recently: The other three on the hike: Agentic Winners 40 −1.3% to 921.21 — Applications −1.5%, UiPath −4.2%, CoStar −3.8%, Duolingo −3.7%, Intuit −3.4%, Adobe −2.8%, ServiceNow −1.5%, Microsoft −1.4%, Oracle +2.0%; HALO −0.3% to 1,005.06, Energy… (Morning 10, 2026-09-17). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does First Solar Inc do?

First Solar makes photovoltaic panels using thin-film cadmium telluride technology rather than the crystalline silicon used by most rivals, and sells them to utilities, independent power producers, developers and large corporate energy buyers across several countries. It is based in Arizona and does not build or operate power plants itself, only the modules that go into them. Its peer group is drawn from the same sleeve — Vestas on wind, Shoals and Array on solar hardware, Enphase and Fluence on inverters and storage — grouped as clean-power names out of favour with the wider market despite intact underlying demand.

Where does First Solar Inc sit in the AI build-out?

First Solar sits in the diary's HALO Growth 100 index, our growth index outside the megacaps, in the Energy Transition & Clean Power sleeve alongside wind and storage names. Within that sleeve it is a panel supplier to utilities and corporate buyers, one of the channels through which demand for reliable low-carbon electricity, including from large compute users, gets contracted. It carries a Closelooknet score, though only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built rather than settled. It holds a seat in HALO Growth 100 and has appeared in both the Morning 10 and Midday 10, most recently when its move stood out against a weaker energy sector.

Does First Solar Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in First Solar Inc’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 16 m USD of its own shares, 1% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.0% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on First Solar Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on First Solar Inc on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Piper Sandler on 2026-09-30 (target 251 from 260). 5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 4 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for FSLR, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Solar. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.