Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold73 ratings
Bullish4460.3%
Neutral2230.1%
Bearish79.6%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
First Solar, Inc. analyst ratings
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$206.01Current
$70Low
$242.64Average
$330High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roth Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 11, 2026 |
| GLJ Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 28, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 25, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 31, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 31, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | May 13, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Roth MKM | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 29, 2024 |
| DZ Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Pickering Energy Partners | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Daiwa Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 25, 2021 |
| JMP Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 10, 2021 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| Cascend | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Vertical Research | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Vertical Group | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Standpoint Research | Accumulate | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Needham | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Axiom Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 23, 2016 |
| Avondale Partners | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Piper Jaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Williams Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Aug 5, 2015 |
| Northland Securities | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Standpoint | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jun 24, 2013 |
| DNB Markets | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Pacific Crest | Underperform | Sector Perform | Downgrade | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 2, 2012 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 2, 2012 |
| ThinkEquity | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Aug 2, 2012 |
| Wellington Shields | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2012 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2012 |
| DBN Markets | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 4, 2012 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Wunderlich | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Collins Stewart | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 10, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $206.01. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferies | Julian Dumoulin-Smith | $207 | $205.31 | +0.5% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $249 | $221.03 | +20.9% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $228.5 | +31.1% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $224.3 | +18.9% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $233.06 | +32.0% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $224.57 | +55.3% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $267.31 | +45.6% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| GLJ Research | Gordon Johnson | $315 | $273.67 | +52.9% | May 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $208.79 | +40.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Nicholas Amicucci | $219 | $209.52 | +6.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Christine Cho | $213 | $192.49 | +3.4% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $197.25 | +21.4% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Julian Dumoulin-Smith | $205 | $210.12 | -0.5% | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard | $245 | $210.12 | +18.9% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $211 | $212.3 | +2.4% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Dendrinos | $236 | $207.28 | +14.6% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $326 | $226.24 | +58.2% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | $263 | $249.41 | +27.7% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $258 | $241.61 | +25.2% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $312 | $241.5 | +51.4% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $241.54 | +45.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| GLJ Research | Gordon Johnson | $314.43 | $265.7 | +52.6% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $279 | $266.94 | +35.4% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $330 | $266.94 | +60.2% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $275 | $249.13 | +33.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $150 | $254.64 | -27.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Philip Shen | $300 | $254.64 | +45.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julian Dumoulin-Smith | $269 | $249.13 | +30.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $273 | $233.58 | +32.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Lee | $316 | $233.58 | +53.4% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $286 | $223.08 | +38.8% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | David Arcaro | $253 | $244.4 | +22.8% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $225.91 | +32.5% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $229.57 | +16.5% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $224.82 | +26.2% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Joseph Osha | $287 | $202.28 | +39.3% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $186.84 | +33.5% | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $194 | $171.93 | -5.8% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $255 | $156.21 | +23.8% | May 14, 2025 |
| GLJ Research | Gordon Johnson | $172.37 | $126.57 | -16.3% | May 1, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Andrew Percoco | $223 | $131.1 | +8.2% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $122.45 | -0.5% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $127.57 | +18.9% | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $151.95 | +28.6% | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Tom Curran | $274 | $186.82 | +33.0% | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Daiwa | Jonathan Kees | $210 | $202.92 | +1.9% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Dendrinos | $280 | $197.52 | +35.9% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $260 | $197.5 | +26.2% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $245 | $187.61 | +18.9% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril | $252 | $188.47 | +22.3% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $257 | $186.72 | +24.8% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Lee | $279 | $199.67 | +35.4% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Dimple Gosal | $269 | $199.67 | +30.6% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Sean Morgan | $278 | $199.67 | +34.9% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Janney Montgomery | Sean Milligan | $260 | $203.62 | +26.2% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Vikram Bagri | $254 | $196.25 | +23.3% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Roth Capital | Philip Shen | $280 | $205.15 | +35.9% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jordan Levy | $300 | $241.72 | +45.6% | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Julian Dumoulin-Smith | $271 | $212.74 | +31.5% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Barclays | Christine Cho | $290 | $218.5 | +40.8% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $250 | $215.99 | +21.4% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $286 | $218.1 | +38.8% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Biju Perincheril | $285 | $216.73 | +38.3% | Jul 3, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $307 | $222.71 | +49.0% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $325 | $294.53 | +57.8% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $344 | $279.8 | +67.0% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $311 | $267.34 | +51.0% | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Lee | $302 | $271.76 | +46.6% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Roth Capital | Philip Shen | $320 | $276.74 | +55.3% | May 31, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $274 | $278.19 | +33.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Chris Dendrinos | $315 | $280.16 | +52.9% | May 29, 2024 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $350 | $280.16 | +69.9% | May 29, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $219 | $202.38 | +6.3% | May 21, 2024 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $270 | $196.34 | +31.1% | May 21, 2024 |
| Barclays | Christine Cho | $228 | $186.97 | +10.7% | May 15, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $271 | $177.58 | +31.5% | May 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Andrew Percoco | $248 | $177.58 | +20.4% | May 2, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Dushyant Ailani | $211 | $177.58 | +2.4% | May 2, 2024 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $252 | $177.58 | +22.3% | May 2, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Lee | $268 | $177.58 | +30.1% | May 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Morgan | $232 | $177.58 | +12.6% | May 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Morgan | $227 | $176.28 | +10.2% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $250 | $174.29 | +21.4% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Maheep Mandloi | $196 | $148.06 | -4.9% | Feb 28, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Dendrinos | $195 | $158.24 | -5.3% | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $235 | $142.84 | +14.1% | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ameet Thakkar | $237 | $175.23 | +15.0% | Sep 14, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Ameet Thakkar | $237 | $170.5 | +15.0% | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $262 | $198.32 | +27.2% | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ameet Thakkar | $204 | $192.26 | -1.0% | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $222 | $181.26 | +7.8% | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard | $230 | $211.26 | +11.6% | Apr 13, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Kinstlinger | $260 | $210.11 | +26.2% | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $194 | $160 | -5.8% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $188 | $145.46 | -8.7% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Daiwa | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $156.75 | -15.1% | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $231 | $155.09 | +12.1% | Dec 20, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $171.43 | -7.8% | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $153.63 | -12.6% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Barclays | Christine Cho | $162 | $148.39 | -21.4% | Nov 1, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Sophie Karp | $145 | $133.02 | -29.6% | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $170 | $131.18 | -17.5% | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $146 | $131.05 | -29.1% | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Lee | $172 | $134.8 | -16.5% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Kashy Harrison | $120 | $117.96 | -41.8% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $64.82 | -73.8% | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $73.64 | -58.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $91 | $67.37 | -55.8% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Jeff Osborne | $90 | $69.51 | -56.3% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Sean Morgan | $92 | $69.51 | -55.3% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Citigroup | J.B. Lowe | $70 | $69.51 | -66.0% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Steve Fleishman | $65 | $69.51 | -68.4% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $88 | $70.39 | -57.3% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Barclays | Moses Sutton | $112 | $107.14 | -45.6% | Nov 23, 2021 |
| GLJ Research | Gordon Johnson | $152.9 | $107.14 | -25.8% | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Stephens | Gail Nicholson | $102 | $84.51 | -50.5% | Jun 24, 2021 |
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