Top Solar Stocks To Watch Today – July 4th

Tesla, Berkshire Hathaway, and First Solar are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the development, manufacturing, installation or financing of solar energy technologies and projects. Investors buy these equities to gain exposure to the growth of the solar power sector, which includes solar panel producers, solar farm operators and related equipment and service providers. Performance of solar stocks is influenced by factors such as government incentives, technology advances and fluctuations in energy prices. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Solar stocks within the last several days.

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services.

Shares of TSLA stock traded down $2.09 on Friday, reaching $313.56. The company had a trading volume of 58,042,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 101,137,163. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a PE ratio of 172.29, a PEG ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 2.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $320.36 and a 200-day moving average of $327.07. Tesla has a 12 month low of $182.00 and a 12 month high of $488.54.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Shares of BRK.B stock traded up $4.35 on Friday, reaching $484.83. The company had a trading volume of 3,443,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,421,492. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 12.92, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50-day moving average of $502.28 and a 200-day moving average of $493.01. Berkshire Hathaway has a 12 month low of $405.03 and a 12 month high of $542.07.

First Solar (FSLR)

First Solar, Inc., a solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, Japan, Chile, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin film semiconductor technology that provides a lower-carbon alternative to conventional crystalline silicon PV solar modules.

Shares of FSLR stock traded up $14.91 on Friday, reaching $185.43. The company had a trading volume of 6,399,688 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,233,808. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a 50-day moving average of $155.79 and a 200-day moving average of $154.85. First Solar has a 12 month low of $116.56 and a 12 month high of $262.72. The stock has a market cap of $19.89 billion, a PE ratio of 15.77, a PEG ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 1.52.