SunPower Corporation (SPWR), First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): The Only Solar Company to Buy

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Also, the company’s wafer sales are expected to grow throughout the year. This is positive given that the sales for this unit are seasonal and typically peak in summers. For those who don’t know, a wafer is a thin slice of semiconductor material and Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) is a leading provider of wafers to the semiconductor industry.

Key issues to listen in the conference call are:

  • Additions to backlog
  • Potential for alternative solar financing
  • Outlook for semiconductor materials volumes
  • Emerging market visibility

Final word

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) has an attractive outlook but the stock is too expensive for investors to enter the stock here. I will recommend them to wait for a pullback. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) needs to sort out its project delays in order to become a viable investment. Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) seems to be the best of the lot, with no visible problems and a bright outlook in the form of high-margin backlogs.

Zain Abbas has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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