Volume Spike Investor

Evergreen Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) shares are down 10 percent to $2.14 in premarket trading of more than 50,000 shares as of 8:20 a.m. Eastern. The company reported a wider-than-expected loss of 11 cents a share, vs. a comparable expectation of an 8 cent loss per share. Gross margins were lower than expectations, due to [...]

Solar energy stocks are mostly higher in premarket trading this morning, after UBS upgraded Sunpower Corporation (Nasdaq – SPWRA) to a Buy, calling it the best-positioned U.S. solar play.
The positive sentiment is also spilling over to many other names in the group, as they all can potentially benefit from the same trends UBS says could [...]

Evergreen Solar  Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) is seeing strange upside volume.  There has been no news this morning out of the company but we have seen 271,000 shares trade hands as of 8:12 AM EST.  Shares are up 10% at $2.78 on last look.  This may just be further speculative excitement on the solar stocks now [...]

We are seeing a sharp rise in the volume of solar power stocks this morning.  Unfortunately, it is to the downside despite some peers holding up on the news.  LDK Solar Co. (NYSE: LDK) issued a warning for Q4 and for 2009 revenues and margins, and you can see the full description of their warning.  [...]

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) is seeing a surge in both its price and its pre-market trading volume.  Shares are trading up over 4% at $38.90 at 8:40 AM EST on more than 130,000 shares pre-market after beating earnings and raising guidance.
Its new guidance for 2008 is $2.05 to $2.15 Billion in sales, [...]

Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) is seeing another volume surge after the company announced a $1.2 Billion supply contract in Germany this morning.  At 8:44 AM EST this has traded almost 600,000 shares pre-market and the last trade was up 9.7% at $10.05.  Shares were initially up about 12% but have backed off marginally.
An average [...]

Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) has made its way on to the pre-market or after-hours most actives several times now.  The company has priced its secondary, so today’s increased trading activity is easy to assume.  At 9:05 AM EST the stock has already seen 1.44 million shares trade, making it the most active of pre-market [...]

Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) is seeing shares hit on high volume for an after-hours session for the stock.  The company announced it was selling $300 million in convertible notes and was entering into derivative contracts to limit the dilution.  Wit a $1.4 Billion market cap at the close and on the heels of that [...]

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) is seeing a huge surge after-hours on trading volume and in price.  The solar panel maker announced a huge contract after the close and shares at 6:25 PM EST have already seen some 653,877 shares trade hands since the 4:00 PM close.  Shares closed at $10.24 in regular trading and [...]