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JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd.

5/18/2013, 9:55 PM 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]
Thursday, May 16, 3:10 PM ReneSola's (SOL -14%) larger than expected Q1 loss on falling prices and shipments has shares reeling and is dragging down other Chinese solar stocks. SOL offered an optimistic take on the rest of the year, saying Q2 sales could hit $330M, but investors aren't impressed. TSL -4.2%, JASO -3.5%, STP -1%, but YGE +2%. Comment! [Energy, Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 15, 2:14 PM Solar stocks continue to surge (TAN +4.6%) following SunPower's strong analyst day guidance. A few more winners: DQ +19.8%. SCTY +4.3%. JASO +9.2%. CSUN +7.9%. YGE +6.8%. Chinese solar names could also be getting a lift from news bankrupt Suntech (STP +9.7%) has reached a new forbearance agreement with a majority of its convertible debtholders, under which the debtholders agree not to exercise their rights until June 28. Also: LDK (LDK +8%) has filed its 2012 20-F. (yesterday) (Monday) 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 14, 1:19 PM Ever-volatile Chinese solar stocks slide after Trina (TSL -8.3%) slashes its Q1 module shipment guidance and forecasts a gross margin for the quarter of just 1%-3%. DQ -5.9%. JKS -5.9%. YGE -5.1%. LDK -4.8%. SOL -3.6%. JASO -2.2%. U.S. solar installer/electricity seller SolarCity delivered mixed Q1 results and reiterated its full-year guidance yesterday afternoon. (yesterday's gains) 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]
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]
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]
Thursday, May 2, 4:37 PM Solar stocks spiked in the final hour of trading (TAN +2.3%) after SunPower's blowout Q1 results were leaked. LDK +8%. JKS +9.5%. JASO +11%. TSL +7.5%. WFR +3.6%. DQ +4.6%. YGE +3.7%. FSLR +1.4% after spending most of the day in negative territory. 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, April 15, 12:49 PM Disappointing Chinese GDP data helps fuel a rout in solar stocks (TAN -3.8%). A broader selloff in risk assets isn't helping either. Suntech (STP -21.1%) is the biggest loser, as the Buffett rumor rally officially comes to an end. JASO -11.8%. LDK -10.7%. YGE -8%. WFR -7.9%. GTAT -5.9%. SOL -8.2%. TSL -6.9%. SPWR -5.1%. JKS -8.5%. DQ -5.2%. YGE -8%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 9, 1:41 PM First Solar (FSLR +23.8%) guides on its analyst day for 2013 revenue of $3.8B-$4B and EPS of $4-$4.50, far above a consensus of $3.15B and $3.46. Shares have spiked higher on the news, and were shortly halted due to volatility. Other solar names are also surging: SPWR +9.8%. TSL +8.7%. DQ +12.3%. STP +36.1%. LDK +15%. JKS +15.4%. WFR +7.5%. JASO +6.6%. (previous) Update (1:56): First Solar shares are now up 48.2%, and have been halted again. CNNMoney's Paul R. La Monica notes over 1/3 of the float is shorted. "Can you say squeeze?" 9 Comments [Tech, On the Move, Earnings, Breaking News, Top Stories]
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]
Wednesday, March 27, 4:15 PM Trina Solar (TSL +2%) and JA Solar (JASO -0.3%) both say they will have no trouble making bond payments in the coming months. Investors are on high alert after Suntech (STP -4.5%) defaulted on $541M in debt. Some of the jitters stem from the fact that in China, domestic lenders get priority in bankruptcy proceedings. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, March 25, 12:47 PM Midday top 10 gainers: STXS +56%. VBFC +14%. LEDS +13%. ERII +11%. VECO +11%. HZNP +10%. APOL +10%. SRT +10%. GSV +10%. EQU +9%.
Midday top 10 losers: PGTI -16%. IDIX -15%. JASO -13%. TSL -13%. TOPS -13%. VHC -11%. FREE -10%. JE -10%. YGE -10%. BWEN -10%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, March 25, 8:41 AM More on JA Solar's (JASO) Q4 results: Gross margin swung to -4.6% vs. +0.5% a year ago. Expects to ship 410-430 MW of cells and panels in Q1, below Q4's 500 MW; expects to ship 1.7-1.9 GW during the full year, vs. 1.7 GW in 2012. Said it shut 300 MW of cell production capacity and 300 MW of panel capacity during Q4. JASO -6.3% premarket. Comment! [Energy, Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, March 25, 6:45 AM JA Solar (JASO): Q4 EPS of -$2.65 misses by $1.09. Revenue of $268.1M beats by $19.64M. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Monday, March 25, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: APOL, DG, JASO Comment! [Earnings]

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