First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)
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- Profitability20/20
Profitable and growing: $1.75B net income over the last four reported quarters, up from $1.34B the year before.
- Insider buying vs selling11/20
Insiders are sellers only: 48 sells worth $13.2M, no open-market buys, across the last 20 Form 4s. Routine executive selling is common, so this is only a mild negative. Separately, 4 new 5%+ stake disclosures (13D/13G) hit in the last 6 months, which is big-money accumulation.
- Dilution and offerings15/15
Share count up 0.2% in a year with no new offering filings. Minimal dilution.
- Analysts30
- Implied upside+34.2%
- Target range$150.00 to $402.00
- EPS expected$4.66 +9.8%
- A year ago$4.24
- Revenue expected$1.29B -19%
- Estimate range$3.78 to $5.47
FSLR closed at $204.46 on Aug 28, down 0.8% since Jul 30. Chart read: price below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages; the 50-day is below the 200-day (downtrend structure); trading at 15% of the 52-week range ($184.70 to $318.25).
Insider buying and selling at First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)
The most recent Form 4 on record for First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) is May 28, 2026, when Caroline Stockdale, Chief People and Comm. Officer, sold $2.9M of stock. That sale ran under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, so it was scheduled ahead of time rather than decided that week.
| Insider | Action | Value | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Stockdale · Chief People and Comm. Officer | Sell | $2.9M | May 28, 2026 | Routine |
| Mark R Widmar · Chief Executive Officer | Sell | $1.9M | May 22, 2026 | Routine |
| Mark R Widmar · Chief Executive Officer | Sell | $2.6M | May 11, 2026 | Routine |
| Alexander R. Bradley · Chief Financial Officer | Sell | $2.9M | March 16, 2026 | Routine |
| Jason E. Dymbort · General Counsel and Secretary | Sell | $1.9M | March 16, 2026 | Routine |
Filed notices to sell
A Form 144 is filed beforean insider sells restricted stock. The Form 4 reporting the completed trade isn't due until two business days after the sale, so these land first. They are intentions, not transactions.
| Insider | Value | Filed | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Samantha L. · Officer | $28,314 | August 17, 2026 | Not yet reported | Vested shares |
| Dymbort Jason E. · Officer | $922,706 | August 11, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Gloeckler Markus · Officer | $205,592 | August 4, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
| Gloeckler Markus · Officer | $749,903 | August 3, 2026 | Not yet reported | Routine |
| Koralewski Michael · Officer | $1.6M | August 3, 2026 | Executed | Routine |
How Congress has done in FSLR
Every purchase of FSLR disclosed by a member of Congress in the last 5 years, scored over the 12 months after the trade date against SPY over the same window.
| Measure | FSLR | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Median 12-month return after purchase | -14.4% | +27.6% |
| Median difference vs SPY | -40.5% | — |
| Purchases that beat SPY | 0 of 6 (0%) | — |
| Members who bought | 1 | — |
Most frequent buyers: Josh Gottheimer (6).
These are not returns anyone actually earned. Disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so every purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them. Purchases from the last 12 months are excluded because their window has not closed yet.
SEC filings
| Form | Filed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | August 18, 2026 | PRIMARY DOCUMENT |
| 144 | August 17, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| SCHEDULE 13G/A | August 14, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| SCHEDULE 13G | August 13, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| 4 | August 12, 2026 | PRIMARY DOCUMENT |
| 144 | August 11, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| SCHEDULE 13G | August 7, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| 4 | August 5, 2026 | PRIMARY DOCUMENT |
First Solar news
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Frequently asked questions
When does FSLR report earnings?
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) is scheduled to report quarterly results on October 29, 2026 (estimated). The 21-analyst consensus is $4.66 per share on revenue of $1.29B for the quarter ending September 30, 2026, against $4.24 and $1.59B a year earlier. It has beaten the consensus EPS estimate in 2 of the last four quarters. The date is an estimate from past reporting patterns and can move until the company confirms it.
What do analysts expect for FSLR?
30 analysts cover First Solar, Inc. (FSLR). The consensus rating is Buy. The average price target is $274.44, in a range of $150.00 to $402.00.
Are insiders buying or selling FSLR?
We track Form 4 filings for First Solar, Inc. (FSLR). The activity listed on this page shows 5 qualifying sales. Each row is labelled Routine when the filer declared a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, Tax withholding when shares were sold automatically to cover the tax on a vest, or Own call when neither applies.
Has Congress made money trading FSLR?
1 members of Congress have disclosed buying FSLR in the last 5 years, 6 purchases in total. Measured over the 12 months after each trade date, the median purchase returned -14.4% against +27.6% for SPY over the same windows, and 0 of the 6 (0%) beat the index. These are not returns anyone actually earned: congressional disclosures report a dollar bracket and no share count, so each purchase is counted once and weighted equally, and later sales are not matched back to the buys that opened them.
Where can I see FSLR SEC filings?
Recent filings are listed on this page, newest first. The latest is a 4 filed August 18, 2026.