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Goodbye and Good Riddance to May (JOY, CIEN, MOV, TIVO, HOKU, SMI)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 8:43PM on May 31st

Goodbye to May and good riddance as it was a miserable month for the markets. Stocks rallied in the afternoon, making up a lot of the ground lost earlier in the session but ultimately all three of the name market…

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Same Song, Slightly Different Lyrics (DRYS, PWRD, JOSB, FINL, HOKU, BTE)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:25PM on May 30th

The summer of 2012 is starting to feel eerily like a replay of 2011, with the U.S. market reacting daily to the headlines from Europe. Now the worries have turned to Spain over Greece, but it is basically the same…

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Tough Earnings May Be Ahead (CPB, KKD, CBE, ETN, FB, LOW, OSIR, HOKU)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:38PM on May 21st

After over two weeks of selling pressure, stocks bounced, helped by pro-growth comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The gains came despite continued weakness in Facebook (FB) shares following its IPO and a weak outlook from #2 home improvement retailer Lowe’s (LOW).…

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Will Holidays Shift the Focus Away From Europe? (HNZ, CRM, GPS, FL, MENT, HOKU)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:38PM on November 18th

More solid economic data out of the U.S., this time in the form of a strong Leading Indicators number, wasn’t enough to prevent a sluggish day on the market as stocks ended mixed amid continued worries over Europe. With Thanksgiving,…

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Fuel Cell Stocks Powering Up as Ener1 Scores China Deal (HEV, BLDP, PLUG, HYGS, FCEL, HOKU)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:18AM on January 18th

U.S. battery and fuel cell firm Ener1 (HEV) is soaring Tuesday on news that the firm is launching a joint venture with a Chinese auto supplier. Ener1 announced that it will team with a division of the Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group…

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Smaller Loss Can’t Help FuelCell Escape Carnage (FCEL, HYGS, PLUG, HOKU, HEV)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:52AM on December 14th

A smaller-than-expected quarterly loss should be good news, but not in the case of Fuelcell Energy (FCEL), which is down 14% today, helping to drag the Fuel Cells Index to a loss of 1% on the day. While the Index is…

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Solar Energy Sector Generates New Interest (SOL, AXTI, SOLR, HOKU, WEST)

Posted by Christopher Windham at 12:27PM on December 1st

The solar energy sector, which has been slumping this year, received a boost Wednesday in the form of new commitments and orders and new analyst coverage of several companies in the sector.

The Solar Stocks Index, which is down 14% in…

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Plug Power Spikes On BMW Deal (PLUG, HOKU, HEV, FCEL, BLDP, HYGS)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:19PM on October 12th

Plug Power (PLUG) shares advanced by 5% on Tuesday after the company announced that it is developing a fleet of 86 GenDrive fuel cell units with BMW Manufacturing. The fuel cells won’t be used in BMW vehicles, but in various classes…

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Analysts: Solar Panel Prices May Drop Less Than Expected (JKS, ENER, FSLR, YGE, TSL, RSOL, HOKU, DSTI)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:22AM on September 15th

According to Bloomberg, solar panel prices may drop less than previously expected in the first quarter of 2011, but the news couldn’t help stocks on Wednesday.

Analysts now expect prices to average $1.65 per watt for the period, compared to prior…

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Stock Pickers Winning Big Despite Flat Market (VRX, BVF, PMTI, PLUG, WMT, HOKU, CIGX, VGR, PM, MO)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:45PM on June 22nd

It was a flat day for the broad benchmarks on Tuesday, but select sectors took off on stock-specific news.

As a whole, the Medical Aesthetics and Dermatology Stocks Index is up by 2.5% today as Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) leads the way higher.…

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