Wedbush Ups Target on First Solar to $260; Maintains Hold (FSLR)
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Wedbush Morgan raises its price target on First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from $250 to $260 and maintains a Hold rating.
The firm believes that First Solar's presence in the U.S. utility market could be a major opportunity, but notes that this market "remains in its infancy today."
Wedbush adjusted its GAAP EPS estimates on First Solar: FY08 goes from $2.54 to $2.78, versus the Street consensus of $2.53, FY09 goes from $5.10 to $5.06, versus $5.12, and FY10 goes from $6.56 to $6.76. With First Solar's "above market growth prospects over the mid-term", Wedbush believes the stock "should trade at the high end of the mid-term industry growth rate of approximately 30-35%."
The firm notes that its $260 price target on First Solar is based on 35x its FY10 non-GAAP EPS estimate of $7.49.
First Solar, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells solar electric power modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology. [BCS]
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