Created Mon 17th Nov 2008 4:12am PST by 
growthy
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What will be First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)'s market cap by the end of 2010?
Current forecast: between $10B and $20B (34% chance
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Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is between $10B and $20B with a probability of 34% (down 5% in last 1 day)
The wind, solar and geothermal industries have wasted no time pressing the incoming Obama administration to implement an alternative energy agenda to spur investment and create jobs.
During a conference call Thursday, the leaders of the Solar Energy Industries Association, American Wind Energy Association and other trade groups lobbied for a plethora of legislation and policy initiatives. None of these proposals are new, but given Barack Obama’s campaign promises to promote alternative energy and the strengthened Democratic majority in Congress, the industry has the best chance in many years of seeing this wish list made real.
A focus by President Obama and Congress on restoring confidence in the financial system will most likely do the most for green investment as well as restore luster to battered renewable energy stocks like First Solar (FSLR)
http://greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/13/the-renewable-energy-industrys-obama-wish-list/
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fslr
Market Cap: 9.47B (Nov 14, 2008)
During a conference call Thursday, the leaders of the Solar Energy Industries Association, American Wind Energy Association and other trade groups lobbied for a plethora of legislation and policy initiatives. None of these proposals are new, but given Barack Obama’s campaign promises to promote alternative energy and the strengthened Democratic majority in Congress, the industry has the best chance in many years of seeing this wish list made real.
A focus by President Obama and Congress on restoring confidence in the financial system will most likely do the most for green investment as well as restore luster to battered renewable energy stocks like First Solar (FSLR)
http://greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/13/the-renewable-energy-industrys-obama-wish-list/
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fslr
Market Cap: 9.47B (Nov 14, 2008)
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As reported by http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fslr or finance.google.com
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Initial likelihoods: below $10B: 60%, between $10B and $20B: 21%, between $20B and $30B: 13%, above $30B: 5%, other (going private, etc): 1%
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Created Mon 17th Nov 2008 4:12am PST by growthy
growthy
Suspend date: Fri 3rd Dec 2010 1pm PST (1 year to go)
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opie
predicted below $10B (H$50 at 38%)
predicted between $10B and $20B (H$50 at 34%)
predicted above $30B (H$20 at 5%)
php_ini
predicted below $10B (H$20 at 36%)
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predicted between $20B and $30B (H$555 at 26%)
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score: 10
Los Angeles Times 3 days ago
material crucial for constructing photovoltaic panels. And that has turned this snow-covered hamlet into an unlikely hotbed for solar energy. On Dec. 15, the same week that General Motors Corp. and Chrysler begged $17.4 billion from taxpayers to stave
score: 10
Xinhuanet 6 days ago
Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The year of 2008 has seen the United States taking critical steps in developing renewable energy to meet the national goal of achieving 25 percent renewable energy by 2025. But most important of all is that the November election of
score: 10
Xinhuanet 6 days ago
Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The year of 2008 has seen the United States taking critical steps in developing renewable energy to meet the national goal of achieving 25 percent renewable energy by 2025. But most important of all is that the November election of
score: 10
Reuters UK 1 week ago
faster than expected as supplies jump, and a dramatic drop in oil prices has tempered investor appetite for renewable energy stocks. There is palpable optimism, however, that the new U.S. presidential administration will move rapidly on legislation to
score: 10
Businessweek 1 week ago
If you missed the boom in green energy and environment stocks back in 2007, you're probably lucky. 'Cleantech' shares soared much higher than the broader market that year, which made it all the more harrowing for
Looking at a comparison between DJIA and FSLR, the dow seems tame and boring.
http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=FSLR#chart2:symbol=fslr;range=1y;compare=^dji;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined
Try this one instead.
http://tiny.cc/nnkIC
Also, assuming the stock doesn't split during the next two years, here's what the share prices would need to be to satisfy the about levels:
$10B = $123.32/share
$20B = $246.64
$30B = $369.96
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