Real Goods Solar (RSOL) reported another solid quarter and continues to separate itself as the top publicly traded residential solar installer. Akeena Solar (WEST) hasn’t put up much of a fight. Real Goods beat the analyst estimate on the EPS side, but missed revenue estimates posting an EPS of .02/share on revenues of $17.5 million vs the estimate of zero profit on revenue of $18.45 million. Despite the miss on revenues, the company still managed … Read the rest
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Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Surprises With 3 Straight Quarters Of Profit
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) posted a real good quarter after the bell today, surprising Wall St by reporting a profit. Ok, the profit was miniscule at $17k, but it was much better than the .04/share loss analysts had expected and marked the 3rd straight quarter of profitability. Revenues matched analyst estimates of $15 million and represented a 58% improvement over the year ago quarter. The company attributed the improved margins to better installation practices, solar … Read the rest
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Beats, Sees "Strong Demand For Residential Solar"
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) reported 4th quarter results after the bell today, posting slightly better results than what analysts expected. The company posted an EPS of .01/share on revenues of $19.1 million. Analysts expected a flat quarter on revenues of $18.85 million. That’s good for a 42% increase in revenues over the year ago quarter and a big improvement in EPS too considering the company posted a .08/share loss in the year ago quarter.
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Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Completes 417 kW Installation For California Affordable Housing Community
Real Goods Solar recently celebrated the completion of a 417 kW system for Richmond Village, an affordable housing community in the San Francisco Bay area. The company will participate in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 4th. So far, Real goods Solar has designed and installed 790 kW worth of solar installations for affordable housing communities in the area.
In a press release, John Schaeffer, Founder and President of Real Goods Solar, commented on the … Read the rest
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Surges On 790kw Residential Solar Deal
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) has had quite a run off the Nov lows, more than doubling in price. The stock has surged again today with heavy volume on news it has signed a 790kW residential solar deal that will have the company designing and installing solar electricity across several affordable housing communities in San Francisco and Richmond, CA. Up front installation costs for the solar power were slashed with the help of San Fran’s GoSolarSF … Read the rest
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Surging After Reporting First Profit In 2 Years
While Akeena Solar (AKNS) continues to struggle in the residential solar industry (posted another loss this quarter), Real Goods Solar (RSOL) is back in the black after a nearly two year hiatus. You have to go back to the 2007 4th quarter to find the last profitable quarter and they did it again this quarter. The company posted $200K in profit (.01/share) on revenues of $23 million. Both beat Wall St estimates of a .01/share … Read the rest
Cantor Fitzgerald Initiates Real Goods Solar (RSOL) At Buy: "Poised To Take Market Share"
Cantor Fitzgerald is out with a Buy rating on Real Goods Solar (RSOL) this morning and a price target of $5.
Hat tip to StreetInsider.com for the following analyst comment:
The firm commented, Real Goods is one of the largest independent solar installers in California, the largest market in the US. We believe that an attractive mix of strong financial incentives and falling panel prices will lead to stronger adoption of solar PV power systems … Read the rest
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Reports Earnings, Announces Large Navy Order, Up Over 10% AH
Real Goods (RSOL) is surging over 10% in after hours trading after the company announced earnings as well as a large order from Northrop Grumman to install three solar systems on two Navy bases beginning at the end of the year.
The company reported another losing quarter but saw a 44% bump in revenues (mostly due to acquisitions) over the year ago quarter and beat expectations. EPS came in at negative .03/share which compares to … Read the rest
3 Green Stocks To Watch: RSOL, CPST, ESLR
About once a week I’ll start highlighting a few stocks that I think are offering bullish setups. Please keep in mind though that this is a watch list and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Please do your own research. The following stocks recently moved big with record buy volume…
The first green stock I want to mention is Real Goods Solar (RSOL). The stock soared with record volume on June 5th following news … Read the rest
Real Goods Solar (RSOL) Gets $30 Million Contract With California School District
Real Goods Solar just announced that the Fremont Union High School District has hired them to design and install 3.65 MW worth of solar power modules. The contract, which has a value of at least $30 million, is the largest purchase of solar power by a school district. The modules will be installed on carports at the schools, and are expected to save at least $12 million in power costs to the district over the … Read the rest