First Solar’s lowered sales guidance causes its stock to drop more than 20% in a single day, but the solar energy stock remains profitable and is no Solyndra.
Alternative Energy Stocks
Alternative energy stocks are grabbing more of the limelight. And there’s good reason for that. Environmental concerns such as global warming have continued to grow in recent years. Alternative energy is the only solution that offers a means of generating power with minimal environmental impact.
Although some alternative energy technologies will never account for more than a few percent of the U.S. electric grid, they could see annualized growth of more than 20 percent for at least the next decade. The trick to playing alternative energy stocks is to avoid the hype and identify the companies that are executing on their vision.
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First Solar’s (NSDQ: FSLR) recent woes are endemic to an industry where expectations outran economic realities.
This week’s election changed a lot of things, but whether the green movement will ever unlock any profits remains to be seen.
Don’t buy the hype surrounding alternative energy; this sector faces severe headwinds that will only intensify as EU nations prune budgets.
The solar energy industry is transitioning from first-generation thin film to second-generation technologies; the pioneers of thin-film solar like First Solar (NasdaqGS: FSLR) blazed a bold path, but the torch may be passing.
Don’t expect wind and solar energy stocks to perform well this year. Even with demand likely to bounce back, both industries face massive overcapacity and falling profit margins.
The government and environmentalists often reference efficiency and conservation, but necessity is the mother of invention: Simple economics has historically driven energy efficiency and conservation more than any environmental argument or government mandate.
American ingenuity and innovation offer hope in the alternative energy space.
To meet the military’s increasing demand for electricity, the Dept of Defense has intensified its search for permanent, on-site generation. Nuclear power is one option.
Widely hyped solar and wind power companies have handily underperformed the broader markets and the energy sector as a whole so far this year. One reason for that is simple politics: Alternatives are completely dependent on government subsidies and mandates for growth.
