Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (STP)

Downthumb. Nominal debt ratio. But negative margins and cash flow.

Declining margins, increasing CapEx = burning cash.

Thumbs down across the sector for one reason and one reason only: No stock deserves to double in value in a matter of days based on a single, vague, announcement of government intent.

solar glut. will start looking attractive again when it gets under $8.

The CEO of the firm stated that next year there would be a surplus of product priduced by the company and the in dollar terms the price would decline 35%. How can the stock go up?

I expect a lot of price volatility over the next quarter or 2, but the long-term indeed seems very bright for STP.

Solar stocks seem to be off right now and will probably continue having growing pains over the next few months. Within a year, there will be a ton of new money pumped into renewable energy stocks and STP should be one of the leaders. Now's a good time to set aside some money for the bottoming of Alternative energy stocks.

Maybe this is the most famous chinese solar panel producer to rest of the world, but the fact is they are already facing quite a lot domestic competitions, lest to say worldwide. Besides, solor energy technology is not that cutting edge as people might have thought these days as price of fossil fuel soars. A calculator 30 years ago can be equipped with solar battery :). The solar energy can NEVER become mainstream power source because of the constraint of energy density per surface area and its stability. That's pure physics.

SunTech Power Holdings has had tremendous growth in the 1Q 2008 and the stock has grown well; however, SunTech recently took strategic moves to invest in Shunda Holdings, a China-based manufacturer of solar wafers used by STP to make photovoltaic (PV) cells. Since news of this $98.9m investment, STP has taken a beating on the market, dropping from a near 3mo high to a new 1mo. low. STP will rebound after regrouping from the latest news, but it will not move quickly in the weeks ahead. This is a very good time to purchase an energy stock, and as solar energy stocks go, STP is my choice. Other stock picks I would look for are the manufacturers of components needed by the solar power sector.

over valued by every conceivable measure!!!

i am sure in this:)

This stocks revenues that ended on the 31st of December 2007 totaled $1.35B, up from $598.9M and its net income increased 62% to $171.2M and the revenues reflect increased sales standards, but if we go by the charts like most of us look at this stock has not been one to really look at for any real growth right now. So I would have to say that I would just hold off on this stock for short time yet.

lowest price, good growth

Has big job to execute and it will be hard to show progress on large debt. $ woes will hold down a larger western market. The bet is a year away.

PE ratio is way too high, with all the news speculating a recession or stagflation then I expect a little hit on this one.

I agree that companies who provide solutions to the global warming issue are in an excellent position to outperform the market. However, we're talking about the stock price, which has way too much buzz surrounding it. I even heard a radio clip on NPR about how this company was the future. Considering that the price has been spiking since October and the P/E ratio is outrageous, it appears to me that the stock rise is due to marketing, not performance or future expected performance. There is nothing about this company that suggests this price is warranted in any way. You might also note before investing in this one that when you review the insider trading activity, most of the executives are planning sales. No one inside the company is purchasing this stock. If the insiders are getting ready to dump it, why would outsiders want it?

The manufacturing process and technology developed by Nanosolar will revolutionize the industry, and PV manufacturers like this one will either adapt or suffer the consequences. Nanosolar has finally placed solar power on a competitive plain with coal from a price perspective.

Market has run up too fast on short term news. Will see a fast slide back to sub 40.

A technical try based on charts and volume.