First Solar Inc. Stock Falls 5.6%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/09/16 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of First Solar Inc. slid 5.6% to $191.07 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.4% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 51,461.90.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
First Solar Inc. closed 40.5% short of its 52-week high of $320.95, which the company reached on June 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. fell 1.6% to $34.68, Hubbell Inc. rose 0.1% to $439.07, and Sunrun Inc. fell 1.55% to $8.27.
Trading volume totaled 3.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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September 16, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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