Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Piper Jaffray Boosts Price Target on First Solar (FSLR) to $340

From StreetInsider:

Apr 29, 2008 01:24PM

Piper Jaffray raised its price target on First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from $280 to $340, reiterating their Buy rating.

The firm expects upside to raised Q1 and Q2 estimates.

Analyst Jesse W. Pichel said, "Based on recent channel checks with FSLR's largest customers, we believe efficiency improvements are afoot and may take hold in 2H08" and "we believe demand and pricing remains strong and consequently we raise our estimates ..."