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Trina Solar Adds Factory Capacity Amid Robust Demand

Trina Solar (TSL) early Thursday reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings and revenue, as shipments of solar modules nearly doubled from the year-earlier quarter. The China-based maker of solar modules reported earnings per share excluding items of 16 cents, down 57% year over year. Revenue grew 25.5% to $558.1 million. The company’s earnings included a $7 million loss due to foreign exchange. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected EPS

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

Oil ‘Contagion’ Tars Solar Stocks; Sell-Off Overdone?

Solar power stocks have been unfairly punished by plummeting oil prices, say Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank analysts. Stephen Byrd, a Morgan Stanley analyst, has buy recommendations on SunEdison (SUNE), NRG Yield (NYLD) and Abengoa Yield (ABY). Vishal Shah, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, remains a buyer of SunEdison, Trina Solar (TSL), SolarCity (SCTY) and SunPower (SPWR). IBD’s Energy-solar group is ranked No. 189 out of 197 industry sectors. The