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First Solar (FSLR): analyst forecast and price target
Price targets and ratings of
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy21 Buy5 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 27 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
$272+57.8% upside
Based on 27 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $272, the highest $330, the lowest $185. The average is +57.8% from the last price of $173.
Highest target $330
Average target $272
Lowest target $185
Analyst ratings 37
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $215 → $206−4.2% | Buy | +19.3% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $212 → $203−4.2% | Buy | +17.6% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $212 → $203−4.2% | Buy | +17.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $207 → $198−4.3% | Buy | +14.7% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $214 → $205−4.2% | Buy | +18.7% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $216 → $207−4.2% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:05 | — | |
| Christine Cho CFA★★★★★★★★★★#9787 · hits 45% · avg −0.5% | Barclays | $279 → $259−7.2% | Buy | +50.0% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 05:07 | −0.4%next day −2.3% | |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $204 → $215+5.4% | Buy | +24.5% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $202 → $212+5.0% | Buy | +22.8% | Upgrade | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $202 → $212+5.0% | Buy | +22.8% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $197 → $207+5.1% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $204 → $214+4.9% | Buy | +24.0% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $206 → $216+4.9% | Buy | +25.1% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 23:05 | — | |
| David Arcaro★★★★★★★★★★#549 · hits 59% · avg +12.4% | Morgan Stanley | $323 → $326+0.9% | Buy | +88.8% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 08:10 | −2.9%next day −0.4% | ↗ |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $206 → $204−1.0% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $203 → $202−0.5% | Buy | +17.0% | Upgrade | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $203 → $202−0.5% | Buy | +17.0% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $199 → $197−1.0% | Buy | +14.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $205 → $204−0.5% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $207 → $206−0.5% | Buy | +19.3% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| Christopher Souther★★★★★★★★★★#12351 · hits 28% · avg −16.4% | Truist Financial | $229 → $270+17.9% | Buy | +56.4% | Upgrade | 12.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +1.1%next day +3.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $207 → $206−0.5% | Buy | +19.3% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $204 → $203−0.5% | Buy | +17.6% | Upgrade | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $204 → $203−0.5% | Buy | +17.6% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $200 → $199−0.5% | Buy | +15.3% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $206 → $205−0.5% | Buy | +18.7% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $209 → $207−1.0% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks Oct 10 23:05 | — | |
| Chris Dendrinos★★★★★★★★★★#212 · hits 54% · avg +47.1% | RBC Capital | $236 | Buy | +36.7% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 21:45 | −1.2%next day +1.1% · 5 days −0.9% | ↗ |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $203 → $207+2.0% | Buy | +19.9% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $200 → $204+2.0% | Buy | +18.2% | Upgrade | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $200 → $204+2.0% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $196 → $200+2.0% | Buy | +15.8% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $202 → $206+2.0% | Buy | +19.3% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $204 → $209+2.5% | Buy | +21.1% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| Brian K. Lee★★★★★★★★★★#6338 · hits 45% · avg +0.8% | Goldman Sachs | $310 → $272−12.3% | Buy | +57.6% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 06:25 | −0.3%next day −1.2% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $201 → $203+1.0% | Buy | +17.6% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $198 → $200+1.0% | Buy | +15.8% | Upgrade | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $198 → $200+1.0% | Buy | +15.8% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $194 → $196+1.0% | Buy | +13.5% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $200 → $202+1.0% | Buy | +17.0% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $202 → $204+1.0% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $198 → $201+1.5% | Buy | +16.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $195 → $198+1.5% | Buy | +14.7% | Upgrade | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $195 → $198+1.5% | Buy | +14.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $191 → $194+1.6% | Buy | +12.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $197 → $200+1.5% | Buy | +15.8% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $199 → $202+1.5% | Buy | +17.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $203 → $198−2.5% | Buy | +14.7% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $201 → $195−3.0% | Buy | +13.0% | Upgrade | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $201 → $195−3.0% | Buy | +13.0% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $196 → $191−2.6% | Buy | +10.6% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $203 → $197−3.0% | Buy | +14.1% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $205 → $199−2.9% | Buy | +15.3% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:06 | — | |
| AI xAi SolarxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $204 → $203−0.5% | Buy | +17.6% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SolarDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $202 → $201−0.5% | Buy | +16.4% | Upgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SolarOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $202 → $201−0.5% | Buy | +16.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SolarAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $197 → $196−0.5% | Buy | +13.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google SolarGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $203 | Buy | +17.6% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SolarPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $206 → $205−0.5% | Buy | +18.7% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| Dimple Gosai★★★★★★★★★★#12396 · hits 54% · avg −35.0% | Bank of America Securities | $260 → $251−3.5% | Buy | +45.4% | Reiterated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 | −0.8%next day −1.9% · 5 days +0.9% | ↗ |
| Sophie Karp★★★★★★★★★★#2839 · hits 52% · avg +3.9% | KeyBanc | — | Hold | — | Upgrade | 27.09.26on TipRanks Sep 28 02:45 | −1.9%next day +2.5% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| David Arcaro★★★★★★★★★★#549 · hits 59% · avg +12.4% | Morgan Stanley | $323 | Buy | +87.1% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:26 | −3.7%next day −10.2% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| Gordon Johnson★★★★★★★★★★#11662 · hits 57% · avg −4.5% | GLJ Research | $314 → $250−20.5% | Buy | +44.8% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 14:20 | +0.5%next day −3.7% · 5 days −10.7% | ↗ |
| Philip Shen★★★★★★★★★★#1699 · hits 42% · avg +8.0% | Roth MKM | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 10:40 | +0.4%next day +0.5% · 5 days −12.4% | ↗ |
| Aristotelis Moutopoulos★★★★★★★★★★#9693 · hits 56% · avg −1.5% | DZ BANK AG | $185 | Sell | +7.2% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks Sep 10 03:20 | −4.3%next day +2.6% · 5 days −4.8% | ↗ |
| Praneeth Satish★★★★★★★★★★#4206 · hits 56% · avg +2.7% | Wells Fargo | $313 → $300−4.2% | Buy | +73.8% | Reiterated | 02.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +1.0%next day +1.3% · 5 days +3.2% | ↗ |
| Ameet Thakkar★★★★★★★★★★#11158 · hits 55% · avg −3.4% | BMO Capital | $237 → $263+11.0% | Buy | +52.3% | Upgrade | 28.08.26on TipRanks Aug 27 07:20 | +1.4%next day −2.5% · 5 days −1.5% | ↗ |
| Corinne Blanchard★★★★★★★★★★#12106 · hits 27% · avg −12.1% | Deutsche Bank | $272 → $299+9.9% | Buy | +73.2% | Reiterated | 26.08.26on TipRanks 04:45 | −0.5%next day +1.4% · 5 days −1.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Argus Research | $275 | Buy | +59.3% | Reiterated | 25.08.26on TipRanks Aug 27 07:20 | −1.0%next day −0.5% · 5 days −2.9% | ↗ |
| Christine Cho CFA★★★★★★★★★★#9787 · hits 45% · avg −0.5% | Barclays | $279 | Buy | +61.6% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks Aug 18 05:25 | −2.9%next day +1.7% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Nicholas Amicucci★★★★★★★★★★#5050 · hits 35% · avg +4.1% | Evercore ISI | $219 → $218−0.5% | Hold | +26.3% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 07:57 | −2.9%next day +1.7% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Ben Kallo★★★★★★★★★★#2316 · hits 43% · avg +6.2% | Robert W. Baird | $318 | Buy | +84.2% | Upgrade | 11.08.26on TipRanks 05:35 | +1.0%next day −6.1% · 5 days −8.3% | ↗ |
| Maheep Mandloi★★★★★★★★★★#5687 · hits 45% · avg +1.6% | Mizuho Securities | $300 → $324+8.0% | Buy | +87.7% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks 07:25 | −4.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days −8.9% | ↗ |
| Daniel Yang★★★★★★★★★★#11640 · hits 37% · avg −10.5% | HSBC | — | Buy | — | Upgrade | 07.08.26on TipRanks 12:25 | +1.8%next day −4.3% · 5 days −10.2% | ↗ |
| Julien Dumoulin Smith★★★★★★★★★★#774 · hits 62% · avg +8.9% | Jefferies | $196 → $228+16.3% | Hold | +32.1% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 09:50 | +1.8%next day −4.3% · 5 days −10.2% | ↗ |
| Joseph Osha★★★★★★★★★★#833 · hits 52% · avg +14.9% | Guggenheim | $279 → $282+1.1% | Buy | +63.3% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks 09:35 | +8.9%next day +2.9% · 5 days +0.8% | ↗ |
| Vikram Bagri★★★★★★★★★★#12347 · hits 38% · avg −17.6% | Citi | $294 → $297+1.0% | Buy | +72.0% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +8.9%next day +2.9% · 5 days +0.8% | ↗ |
| Mark Strouse★★★★★★★★★★#2081 · hits 47% · avg +6.2% | J.P. Morgan | $256 | Buy | +48.3% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks Jul 31 09:45 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Jed Dorsheimer★★★★★★★★★★#485 · hits 49% · avg +23.6% | William Blair | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 13:26 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Chris Dendrinos★★★★★★★★★★#212 · hits 54% · avg +47.1% | RBC Capital | $236 | Buy | +36.7% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 10:36 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Colin Rusch★★★★★★★★★★#147 · hits 46% · avg +37.3% | Oppenheimer | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 08:36 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Sean Milligan★★★★★★★★★★#11742 · hits 46% · avg −8.9% | Needham | $303 | Buy | +75.5% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:45 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Christopher Souther★★★★★★★★★★#12351 · hits 28% · avg −16.4% | Truist Financial | $249 → $229−8.0% | Hold | +32.6% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:36 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Jon Windham★★★★★★★★★★#1504 · hits 53% · avg +9.4% | UBS | $330 | Buy | +91.1% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Jeff Osborne★★★★★★★★★★#5638 · hits 46% · avg +1.2% | TD Cowen | $253 | Buy | +46.5% | Assigned | 31.07.26on TipRanks 03:46 | +1.7%next day +8.9% · 5 days +15.0% | ↗ |
| Brian K. Lee★★★★★★★★★★#6338 · hits 45% · avg +0.8% | Goldman Sachs | $310 | Buy | +79.6% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 31 10:45 | +1.7%next day +1.7% · 5 days +14.9% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $250 → $270+8.0% | Buy | +56.4% | Reiterated | 10.07.26on TipRanks 07:24 | −0.7%next day −2.2% · 5 days −5.4% | ↗ |
| Sunaina Ocalan★★★★★★★★★★#7891 · hits 57% · avg +2.2% | Bernstein | — | Sell | — | Reiterated | 26.06.26on TipRanks Jun 29 05:25 | −3.1%next day −4.3% · 5 days −5.6% | ↗ |
| Dmitriy Pozdnyakov★★★★★★★★★★#7166 · hits 50% · avg +2.3% | Freedom Capital Markets | $250 → $260+4.0% | Buy | +50.6% | Upgrade | 05.05.26on TipRanks 10:55 | +3.0%next day −2.0% · 5 days +2.0% | ↗ |
| Bobby Zolper | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Initiated | 12.01.26on TipRanks Jan 13 09:49 | −0.5%next day +1.7% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Seaport Global | $310 | Buy | +79.6% | Reiterated | 11.01.26on TipRanks 10:40 | −0.5%next day +1.7% · 5 days +4.3% | ↗ |
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $273 at a price of $175 (+55.9%); now: $272 at $173 (+57.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Buy | 18 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 22 |
| Hold | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Sell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 29.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $4.67 (from $3.78 to $5.41). Last quarter: $3.92.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.3B (from $1.2B to $1.6B). Last quarter: $1.1B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Technology
About First Solar
- CEO: Mark R. Widmar
- Employees: 7,900
- 4300 E Camelback Road, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ, 85018, US
- www.firstsolar.com
First Solar, Inc. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions, operating in numerous international markets including the United States, Japan, France, Canada, India, and Australia. The company's primary activity involves the engineering, manufacturing, and sale of cadmium telluride solar modules, which are designed to convert solar radiation directly into electricity. Its clientele is broad, serving system developers and operators, utility companies, independent power producers, commercial and industrial businesses, and various other system owners. Founded in 1999, the firm is based in Tempe, Arizona, and underwent a name change in 2006 from its former designation, First Solar Holdings, Inc.
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