Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. First Solar Inc shares valued at $1,836,804 were sold by STEBBINS PAUL H on Nov 07 ’25. At $262.40 per share, STEBBINS PAUL H sold 7,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,287 shares worth approximately $3.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sweeney Michael T sold 4,500 shares, netting a total of over 1,219,995 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $271.11 each, the insider now holds 13,662 shares.
Before that, STEBBINS PAUL H had added 7,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,941,730, the Director bought First Solar Inc shares for $277.39 each.
Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of October 31, 2025, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Buy” rating for FSLR. Earlier on October 22, 2025, Needham initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for FSLR stock.
Analyzing FSLR Stock Performance
On last trading session, First Solar Inc [NASDAQ: FSLR] plunged -2.03% to $236.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $235.2489, but it reached a high of $244.8694 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.93%. Over the course of the year, First Solar Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.78%.
Is First Solar Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Solar Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.16 million shares to 9.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 9.99 million shares. A decline of -1.63% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.27.
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In terms of First Solar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 282.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.05% from the previous closing price of $241.36. Analysts anticipate First Solar Inc stock to reach 330 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked First Solar Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an In-line” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $240.
