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Canadian Solar Inc.

5/20/2013, 5:38 AM ET

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Friday, May 17, 11:04 AM SolarCity (SCTY +15.3%) won't take a breather. Shares are blasting off to new post-IPO highs a day after rallying on news of an expanded financing partnership with Goldman. "We hope [the deal] sends a signal that solar is a stable and reliable asset to invest in," CEO Lyndon Rive tells Bloomberg. Meanwhile, some Chinese solar names are up following a rally in Shanghai: YGE +4.1%. LDK +5.1%. SOL +6.1%. JASO +3.5%. CSIQ +2.5%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, May 13, 11:27 AM SolarCity (SCTY +18.6%) is skyrocketing ahead of today's Q1 report - does someone know something? - and many other solar peers are also doing pretty well (TAN +4.5%). SOL +9.8%. CSIQ +11.6%. WFR +8%. LDK +9.3%. JASO +5.4%. SPWR +4.8%. FSLR +4.5%. GTAT +5.2%. JKS +7.9%. Short interests for many industry names remain sky-high: SolarCity had 16.6% of its float shorted as of April 30. SunPower was at 29.9%, First Solar 33.4%, and GT Advanced 34.8%. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, May 13, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: UNIS +25%. SUTR +20%. THRX +13%. PERI +13%. NBG +11%. IGLD +10%. TSLA +6%. CSIQ +5%. SPWR +5%.
Losers: AFFY -8%. UNXL -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, May 10, 12:52 PM Midday top 10 gainers: UNIS +58%. DRAM +57%. VRML +26%. SREV +22%. MCP +20%. UBNT +18%. RH +18%. WCRX +17%. CSIQ +16%. SQNM +16%.
Midday top 10 losers: PTIE -48%. DRRX -41%. IFMI -34%. AFFY -26%. SRT -23%. LPDX -22%. OPTR -17%. REFR -16%. PANL -16%. TRMD -15%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, May 10, 12:29 PM Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 8, 2:43 PM The EU plans to impose anti-dumping tariffs averaging 47.6%, and going as high as 67.9%, on Chinese solar panel imports by June 6, a "commerce official" tells Bloomberg. Several Chinese solar names are seeing moderate declines - investors have already been pricing in the impact of tariffs. JKS -3.8%. TSL -3.1%. YGE -2.9%. LDK -1.6%. CSIQ -4%. European trade group EU ProSun estimated in September Chinese firms control 80% of the local market. Additional tariffs could arrive later this year thanks to a solar subsidy investigation. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 7, 10:43 AM Solar stocks head south (TAN -3.3%) in sympathy with First Solar, which is giving back some of this year's huge gains in response to a Q1 miss, a margin drop, and pipeline visibility concerns. SCTY -8.1%. LDK -6.2%. JASO -5.9%. SPWR -4.8%. CSIQ -4.3%. WFR -3.8%. YGE -3.5%. TSL -3.4%. GAT -3.1%. JKS -6.2%. The declines come a few days after a rally triggered by SunPower's strong Q1. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, May 3, 10:09 AM Chinese solar stocks slump as Reuters reports EU trade chief Karl De Gucht is set to recommend import tariffs be placed on Chinese solar panels in the wake of an anti-dumping probe. European solar module demand has been weak for a while thanks to subsidy cuts and macro issues, but still accounts for a giant chunk of the global market. EU tariffs have been expected for some time, and the Chinese government might return fire by placing tariffs on polysilicon import from the EU and elsewhere. YGE -4.8%. CSIQ -3.3%. SOL -2.8%. TSL -2.6%. (U.S. tariffs) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, May 2, 12:25 PM Canadian Solar (CSIQ +5.2%) rallies after announcing it expects Q1 module shipments to total 335MW-345MW, above prior guidance of 290MW-310MW (though down from Q4's 404MW and the year-ago period's 343MW). Also, CSIQ's gross margin guidance range has been narrowed to 9%-10% from a prior 8%-10% (Q4 gross margin was 5%). The misnamed solar vendor's Q1 report arrives on May 28; shares are now up 60% YTD. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Friday, April 26, 1:03 PM Midday top 10 gainers: LOGM +24%. LAS +17%. CTCT +16%. NR +15%. DQ +15%. WBSN +14%. QLIK +13%. CPGI +13%. SPWR +12%. CSIQ +12%.
Midday top 10 losers: DYAX -32%. HXM -23%. DLA -16%. IKAN -16%. KEG -15%. FALC -14%. COBR -13%. PKI -13%. XIDE -12%. MMSI -12%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, April 8, 10:07 AM First Solar (FSLR +1.8%) and sales chief James Brown have "mutually agreed" Brown should no longer work for the company. The disclosure, which comes in advance of tomorrow's analyst day, doesn't seem to be bothering investors much, as First Solar joins a broader rally in solar names (TAN +1.3%) in the wake of Trina's upbeat comments about industry capacity and Chinese demand. JKS +8.2%. CSUN +8.4%. YGE +4%. SOL +4.7%. SPWR +2.4%. SCTY +1.9%. DQ +6.3%. CSIQ +2.6%. JASO +2.3%. 3 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, April 1, 2:00 PM Disappointing Q4 results from Daqo (DQ -9.8%), together with a general decline in risk assets, fuels a rout in solar names. YGE -7.9%. SOL -7.3%. JKS -5.4%. GTAT -4.1%. CSIQ -4.9%. SPWR -2.8%. WFR -2.5%. Daqo's Q4 revenue of $6.2M represented a 77% Y/Y drop, and was well below the $14.5M forecast by the one analyst providing estimates. Gross margin was -178.5% (no typo), a little worse than Q3's -51.1%. Polysilicon output is expected to total 720 MT in Q1, up from Q4's 592 MT. Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, March 25, 12:36 PM Solar stocks slump after JA Solar misses Q4 EPS estimates (while beating revenue estimates) thanks to a -4.6% gross margin, and forecasts a major Q/Q shipment drop. TSL -13.3%. YGE -11.1%. SOL -5.7%. LDK -4.1%. CSIQ -4.4%. JKS -3.1%. FSLR -2.6%. SPWR -2.8%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, March 19, 12:18 PM The Chinese government might restructure its solar subsidies to abolish one-time subsidies in lieu of feed-in tariffs, favor smaller projects, and promote construction in areas with power shortages, says an industry official. The remarks follow media reports of pending feed-in tariff cuts, and dovetail with new Premier Li Keqiang's push to introduce a fresh round of market reforms. "The wave of solar industry consolidation that’s hit Europe and the U.S. is coming to China," says industry observer Nathanael Greene. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, March 18, 1:13 PM Chinese solar stocks are selling off following (widely-expected) news of Suntech's default, and reports the Chinese government may soon cut solar electricity subsidies. The latter is potentially a major problem given how weak European demand and trade disputes have made the domestic solar market more important than ever. LDK -9.1%. SOL -10.2%. DQ -7%. YGE -6.9%. JASO -3.7%. CSIQ -3.4%. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 12:56 PM Midday top 10 gainers: CALI +52%. BOSC +45%. ESYS +30%. CBMX +25%. LAS +25%. PAMT +15%. FONR +15%. SCR +15%. SGOC +15%. RWC +14%.
Midday top 10 losers: AEZS -21%. NSU -11%. CSIQ -11%. SPEX -11%. FREE -10%. DKS -10%. CERE -10%. CNIT -9%. ONP -9%. RDCM -8%. Comment! [On the Move]