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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]