Some Solar Stocks Offer Great Opportunity But Not Yingli

Wed, 04/25/2012 - 12:03 EDT - Seeking Alpha

By Alex Shadunsky: Solar stocks have been crushed ever since the stock market meltdown in 2008. In late 2011 and early 2012 they have taken another hit as there has been a significant cutback in subsidies and overcapacity for the new demand equilibrium. However, there is some upside to this story. Just in an article last week, Bloomberg reported that solar companies will dominate clean-energy mergers. What this means for Yingli Green Energy (YGE) and other solar stocks is that they may be in play and that should set a floor for solar stocks, at least the ones in good financial positions. The story for YGE doesn't look as promising as only one of the metrics suggests that the stock is undervalued. And that one metric is the trailing valuation, a valuation metric that for all solar stocks comes back as undervalued. There are definitely some values out there for solar companies, theComplete Story »

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