- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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First Solar, Inc. · Technology · Solar
Latest close
220.0 EUR
20.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.4%, after a 10.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 46/100.
Setup score
54
out of 100
Latest Close
220.0 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
20.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
10.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
10.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
53.8%
28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.8x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
20.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 10.0%.
Indicator stack
33/38
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
46/100
15 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.4%, after a 10.0% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.5712-week average 0.44
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.57Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 10.0% over four weeks, 10.1% over 12 weeks, and 37.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-132.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change412.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 82%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength92/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Value66/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum77/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 41.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 31.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 30.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 24.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 18.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.8x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment46/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
3 positive · 9 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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10 Apr
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-21.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+20.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses7
Recent vol9.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -4.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorDE Technology
4-week rank27 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth51.0%
Trend51.0%active weekly trend signals
MD42.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Solar
4-week rank1 / 5
Group average0.9%
Trend breadth40.0%
Trend40.0%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape49/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis48/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 7/12.
Activity pressure 0.57; 2 reversal markers Factors81/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 64; Small Cap Core rank 71 SVQF65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 133.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment46/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
First Solar’s Profit Engine Faces a New Policy Test in Washington Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 220.0 EUR | 20.4% | 193.6 EUR | 175.9 EUR | -0.10 | 2.89 | 6.0K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 182.8 EUR | 1.8% | 193.2 EUR | 175.7 EUR | -0.10 | -11.84 | 4.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 179.6 EUR | -0.2% | 194.9 EUR | 175.7 EUR | -0.03 | -11.50 | 1.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 180.0 EUR | -10.0% | 196.4 EUR | 175.7 EUR | 0.15 | -10.20 | 5.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 200.0 EUR | 0.4% | 198.0 EUR | 175.6 EUR | 0.29 | -0.92 | 3.8K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 199.2 EUR | -5.1% | 198.4 EUR | 175.5 EUR | 0.41 | -3.54 | 157 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 210.0 EUR | -6.7% | 199.3 EUR | 175.3 EUR | 0.64 | 6.59 | 1.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 225.0 EUR | -3.8% | 200.2 EUR | 175.1 EUR | 0.94 | 13.58 | 51 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 234.0 EUR | -5.6% | 199.9 EUR | 174.7 EUR | 1.04 | 20.84 | 888 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 248.0 EUR | -5.2% | 199.5 EUR | 174.3 EUR | 1.11 | 28.48 | 613 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 261.5 EUR | 19.4% | 198.6 EUR | 173.9 EUR | 0.91 | 34.95 | 7.1K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 219.0 EUR | 9.6% | 197.6 EUR | 173.5 EUR | 0.25 | 15.31 | 3.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 199.8 EUR | 9.1% | 197.2 EUR | 173.3 EUR | -0.34 | 10.11 | 8.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 183.2 EUR | 9.2% | 197.2 EUR | 173.2 EUR | -0.88 | -0.27 | 5.4K | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.