Head to head
First Solar vs Nextpower
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FSLR · NXT
FSLR
First Solar
180.13+0.18%
1-year price shape — -21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 17/100
vs
NXT
Nextpower
86.04-2.33%
1-year price shape — +11% over the period
Quant Rating D · 51/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
First Solar edges it on the scoreable measures. First Solar trades cheapest on trailing earnings; First Solar earns the most per share.
| FSLR | NXT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Solar | Solar |
| Last price | 180.13 | 86.04 |
| Change today | +0.18% | -2.33% |
| 1-year return | -21.0% | +10.9% |
| Market cap | $19.36B | $13.05B |
| 52-week range | 168.60 – 320.95 | 76.72 – 163.13 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 11.11 | 22.23 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 5th | 45th |
| P/B | 1.88 | 5.11 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 14.21 | 3.84 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.53B | $582.64M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.38B | $3.63B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -3.7% | +8.2% |
| Gross margin | 44.0% | 33.4% |
| Operating margin | 33.6% | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 32.5% | 16.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.50B | $548.73M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 95.4% | 105.5% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 20 buy / 30 sell | 14 buy / 36 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 9.8% | 5.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 80% buy / 16% hold / 4% sell (25) | 86% buy / 14% hold (21) |
| Analyst price target | $278 (+54%) | $140 (+62%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (17) | D (51) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 7,900 | 1,993 |
| Founded | 1999 | 2013 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.