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FSLR
-3.5%⚪ No clear catalystFirst Solar, Inc. · Technology
$172.49Vol 2.35M · 1.0× normalMkt cap −$0.68BMarket closed — 2026-10-16 session
What happened
Move
-3.5%
Price
$172.49
Volume
2.35M
1.0× normal
Market cap
$18.54B
−$0.68B today
Why it moved
Sector-wide movelow confidence
- Sector-wide move — computed
- Barclays Maintains Overweight on First Solar, Lowers Price Target to $259 — finnhub-news
Sector-driven move — the stock is moving largely with its sector (-3.2%); no major company-specific catalyst detected.
Verdict — was the move justified?
⚪ No clear catalyst
No reliable catalyst was identified for this move.
How unusual is this move
σ score
1.0σ
vs own 20d volatility
Percentile
79th
of 1278 daily moves
Avg daily move
±2.4%
own 5y average
What happened after similar moves
191 similar down moves in FSLR’s 5-year history:
After 5 days
-0.0%
50% higher
After 20 days
-0.0%
49% higher
Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.
Fundamental context
V 95G 90P 90H 100Q 70EW 27/65
Insider activity (90d): net selling $327.5K
Valuation context
P/E (TTM)
10.6
5y median 20.4
P/E percentile
0%
vs own 5y history
FCF yield
0.1%
Trading cheaper than 100% of its own historical valuation range.
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