First Solar Inc. Stock Falls 3.8%, Underperforms Market

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Shares of First Solar Inc. slid 3.8% to $214.06 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.9% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.3% to 52,759.21.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

First Solar Inc. closed 33.3% short of its 52-week high of $320.95, which the company reached on June 3rd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. fell 5.2% to $30.90, Hubbell Inc. fell 1.2% to $469.76, and Sunrun Inc. fell 4.49% to $9.36.

Trading volume totaled 1.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 20, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)