JA Solar Holdings Co. shares fell Friday after the solar-cell maker reported a surge in third-quarter profit, amid a broader market sell-off, as a Goldman Sachs analyst expressed concern about its fourth-quarter margins.
JA Solar shares plunged $7.47, or 10.7 percent, to $62.09 in afternoon trading. However, its shares are still up more than 80 percent since the end of the second quarter. The broader market also declined, with the Dow Jones industrial average shedding more than 90 points and the Standard & Poor's 500 index falling more than 5 points....MORE
From Schaeffers Research:In a post yesterday - Earnings from LDK Solar and JA Solar Holdings Follow First Solar's Report - it was questioned whether a strong earnings report from First Solar report had raised the bar for JA Solar. Based on this mornings reaction, it appears that is the case.
Despite posting what appears to be a solid report , the shares gapped lower at the open and are trading down more than 10%. However, I am not sure I would extrapolate this short-term reaction out to the long-term view.
In other words, while the stock may be down today, the longer-term uptrend is still in place and the company is in a sector that is outperforming. Yesterday's post featured the daily chart, and today's drop in bring the stock back to test that short-term congestion zone near 60. For a difference perspective, consider the weekly chart below that focuses on the trend....click link for chart.
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