Deutsche Bank Upgrades SunPower (SPWR) to Buy; Analyst Sees Path to $2 EPS
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Up: 9 | Down: 7 | New: 39
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Deutsche Bank upgraded SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $38.00 (from $33.00).
Analyst Vishal Shah said, "We believe risk-reward for SPWR shares is becoming more attractive for the following 5 reasons:
1) SPWR's earnings outlook is less dependent on China demand (which is the current source of investor concern) and more influenced by self-developed utility scale projects as well as ~40% capacity expansion through 2016;
2) SPWR is well positioned to benefit from accelerating growth of the US market through 2016 and also benefit from ongoing strength in Japanese market;
3) Cost reduction progress appears to be ahead of schedule with Oasis cost reduction ~1 year ahead of schedule;
4) Checks indicate demand for yieldco ready projects is very strong and SPWR should be able to maximize profitability of the existing ~1GW utility scale pipeline, in our view.
5) Increased leasing capacity along with other international mkts offer additional upside potential."
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Shares of SunPower closed at $29.37 yesterday.
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