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JA Solar Q4 Revenue Soars, But EPS Misses

JA Solar Holdings (JASO) early Thursday reported a surge in Q4 revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, with sales of higher-priced solar modules particularly strong in China. The Chinese solar-panel maker said revenue jumped 65% year over year to $576 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected $539 million. But earnings per share excluding items missed at 28 cents, up 87%. Analysts had expected 32 cents. JA Solar stock was up 2% in

3 Solar Stocks Get Day In Sun: Upgrades, Price Hikes

SunPower (SPWR), Trina Solar and JA Solar Holdings all got upgrades and price target hikes Friday from investment bank RBC Capital Markets, based on factors ranging from easing capacity constraints to diversification and expansion efforts. RBC analyst Mahesh Sanganeria, in research reports Friday, upgraded SunPower, JA Solar Holdings (JASO) and Trina Solar (TSL) to outperform. He raised the price target on both JA Solar and Trina Solar to 13 from

SolarCity Sees Loss Ahead, First Solar Plots Strategy

SolarCity’s Q1 outlook disappointed late Tuesday while First Solar prepared to brief analysts Wednesday on challenges ahead. But investors are still betting on a sunny future for the industry. IBD’s Energy-Solar group, ranked No. 2 of 197, rose 5% this week ahead of those reports, helped by Q4 earnings Monday from Chinese solar cell maker JA Solar (JASO). SolarCity (SCTY), a U.S. home-and-business rooftop solar installer backed and chaired by