The upgrades keep coming in for Suntech Power (STP) and JA Solar (JASO). Yesterday they were upgraded by Barclays and this morning Thomas Weisel is doing the same, upgrading both from Underweight to Market Weight. Both stocks are holding yesterday’s breakout moves well despite heavy selling in the overall market today. While it could be a rocky ride, solar stocks are increasingly showing signs that the bottom is in.
Itron (ITRI), the smart grid behemoth … Read the rest
I was just perusing the blogosphere for the latest news in the green energy space to get other view points, keep up to date with what’s going on and possibly pin point some investment ideas I haven’t thought of. I don’t think I’ll be using the TheStreet.com as a source of good info. I came across a post at TheStreet.com calling smart grid investments “not so smart”. I had to read it twice to make … Read the rest
A few minutes ago AMSC received yet another upgrade and it still isn’t budging much! Over the past couple months the company has made some bullish announcements and received upgrades from several analysts, but the stock is having a tough time getting going again. It continues to work on carving out a new base and making its way up the right side though.
Raymond James also came out minutes ago with an upgrade of the … Read the rest
A few days ago, the most important green energy ETF since the first solar ETF’s launched arrived. The First Trust/Clean Edge Smart Grid ETF (GRID) offer a great, diversified way to play an emerging sector with great profit potential. The ETF is comprised of 29 companies with varying degrees of exposure to the smart grid space and the fund weights companies that are pure plays more heavily than those that aren’t. The top 3 holdings … Read the rest
American Superconductor (AMSC) is up about 3% in premarket trading after affirming 2009 guidance and guiding 2010 EPS above analyst estimates. For 2009, the company sees revenues of $300 – 310 million and an EPS of .59 – .64 both of which are about what analysts expect. For 2010, the company sees revenues of more than $400 million and an EPS of more than $1.15 which is significantly greater than the $1.04/share analysts are estimating … Read the rest
Sequentric Energy Systems, LLC just announced the release of a new product: the Sequentric ERT Gateway, a home energy management hub that provides data on home energy use directly to consumers, using Itron’s ERT reading functionality.
The device allows utilities to provide customers with up-to-the minute information on energy consumption in their home, connecting them to the smart grid and allowing them to manage their energy usage. The device also works with load controllers, current … Read the rest
A123 Systems (AONE) beat estimates after the bell yesterday, but the company remains a long ways off from being profitable and results were basically flat over the year ago quarter. The company posted an EPS loss of .22/share, which is a bit worse than the .19/share loss reported last year, but better than the .33/loss analyst expected. Revenues came in at $23.6 million which is better than the $19 million analyst estimate and a slight … Read the rest
Comverge (COMV) has reported earnings results this morning and they’re so so in my opinion. The company did beat on both EPS and revenues by reporting a .44/share loss (est .43/loss) on revenues of $33.2 million (est $32.8 million). That’s another increase in revenues over the year ago quarter, but the company isn’t making much headway on EPS.
The CEO didn’t comment on the revenue growth not translating into better EPS numbers, but he did … Read the rest
Some good news and bad news out of Echelon (ELON) tonight. The company reported a narrower loss than what Wall St expected, but the CEO announced he was stepping down to battle lung cancer but will remain on the Board as an adviser. Well wishes to you Mr. Oshman.
The company reported a non GAAP EPS loss of .11/share which was much better than the .24/share loss Wall St expected. Revenues came in a bit … Read the rest
This morning EnerNOC (ENOC) announced it has extended an agreement with the state of Connecticut to continue to provide its demand response services through 2014. The company has provided the state with its services since 2006, helping them to earn more than $4 million in demand response payments from EnerNOC. The payments to the state are quarterly and based on the decrease of energy use during peak demand, stabilizing energy costs and reducing the risk … Read the rest