Head to head
Shoals Technologies vs First Solar
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SHLS · FSLR
SHLS
Shoals Technologies
8.39-1.18%
1-year price shape — -2% over the period
Quant Rating D · 34/100
vs
FSLR
First Solar
180.13+0.18%
1-year price shape — -21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 17/100
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.
| SHLS | FSLR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Solar | Solar |
| Last price | 8.39 | 180.13 |
| Change today | -1.18% | +0.18% |
| 1-year return | -1.8% | -21.0% |
| Market cap | $1.41B | $19.36B |
| 52-week range | 5.43 – 13.18 | 168.60 – 320.95 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 44.16 | 11.11 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 51st | 5th |
| P/B | 2.29 | 1.88 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.20 | 14.21 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $33.66M | $1.53B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $588.06M | $5.38B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +47.4% | -3.7% |
| Gross margin | 31.9% | 44.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | 33.6% |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 32.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-51.59M | $1.50B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 101.1% | 95.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 22 buy / 24 sell | 20 buy / 30 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 8.9% | 9.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 70% buy / 30% hold (10) | 80% buy / 16% hold / 4% sell (25) |
| Analyst price target | $12 (+38%) | $278 (+54%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (34) | D (17) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 1,480 | 7,900 |
| Founded | 1996 | 1999 |
▲ 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.