First Solar Ownership

FSLR Stock  USD 167.38  1.37  0.83%   
First Solar holds a total of 107.06 Million outstanding shares. The majority of First Solar outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in First Solar to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in First Solar. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of First Solar as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On October 8, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of First Solar's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2004-03-31
Previous Quarter
107.5 M
Current Value
107.6 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
90.6 M
Quarterly Volatility
19.6 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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First Stock Ownership Analysis

About 91.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of First Solar was currently reported as 70.93. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.24. First Solar recorded earning per share (EPS) of 11.6. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. First Solar operates under Solar classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 4800 people. To learn more about First Solar call Mark Widmar at 602 414 9300 or check out https://www.firstsolar.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, First Solar also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different First Solar's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align First Solar's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

First Solar Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

11.44 Billion

First Solar Insider Trades History

About 7.0% of First Solar are currently held by insiders. Unlike First Solar's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against First Solar's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of First Solar's insider trades
 
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First Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as First Solar is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading First Solar backward and forwards among themselves. First Solar's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase First Solar's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Dz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt Am Main2024-09-30
1.6 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-09-30
1.6 M
Amundi2024-09-30
1.4 M
Norges Bank2024-06-30
1.4 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2024-09-30
1.3 M
Schroder Investment Management Group2024-09-30
1.3 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
1.1 M
Deutsche Bank Ag2024-09-30
M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-09-30
991 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
12.7 M
Blackrock Inc2024-09-30
11.1 M
Note, although First Solar's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

First Solar Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific First Solar insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on First Solar's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases First Solar insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

First Solar's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like First Solar, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in First Solar by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-10-08Representative Ro KhannaAcquired Under $15KVerify
2019-01-09Representative Peter WelchAcquired Under $15KVerify
2018-07-23Representative Carlos CurbeloAcquired Under $15KVerify
2018-07-06Representative Peter WelchAcquired Under $15KVerify
2018-06-22Representative Carlos CurbeloAcquired Under $15KVerify

First Solar Outstanding Bonds

First Solar issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. First Solar uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most First bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when First Solar has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

First Solar Corporate Filings

F3
15th of January 2025
The report used by insiders such as officers, directors, and major shareholders (beneficial owners holding more than 10% of any class of the company's equity securities) to declare their ownership of a company's stock
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8K
10th of January 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
6th of January 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F3
10th of December 2024
The schedule filed by any person or group who acquires beneficial ownership of more than 5% of a voting class of a company's equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Act
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Pair Trading with First Solar

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if First Solar position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in First Solar will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Solar could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Solar when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Solar - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Solar to buy it.
The correlation of First Solar is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Solar moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Solar moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for First Solar can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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