On June 2, 2014 Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced that it is scheduled to attend Nomura Investment Forum Asia 2014 on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 to Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore Hotel in Singapore. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) net profit margin is 2.10% and weekly performance is 5.06%. On last trading day company shares ended up $25.75. Analysts mean target price for the company is $42.29. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.87%.
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWR), a global solar technology and energy services company, and AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between the Spanish AMDA energía and the South African Alt-E Technologies, as well as its partners have completed two South African ground-mounted solar projects and are now feeding 33 megawatts (MW) into the grid. Both projects, which were constructed by SunPower, are located near Douglas, South Africa in the Northern Cape Province. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) shares fell -1.91% in last trading session and ended the day on $33.34. Gross Margin is 23.20% and its return on assets is 5.70%. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) quarterly performance is 0.63 %.
On May 28, Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) announced the availability of Quartus II beta software and early access documentation for MAX 10 FPGAs, Altera’s latest addition to its Generation 10 portfolio of FPGAs and SoCs. Using TSMC’s 55 nm embedded flash process technology, MAX 10 FPGAs revolutionize non-volatile FPGA integration by delivering advanced processing capabilities in a small-form-factor, low-cost, instant-on programmable logic device. Availability of software support and product documentation enables customers to start MAX 10 FPGA designs immediately. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) shares moved down -0.36% in last trading session and was closed at $33.13, while trading in range of $32.82 – $33.34. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) year to date (YTD) performance is 2.86%.
On May 29, First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced the launch of its modular AC Power Block™ solar power plant solution and its next generation First Solar Series 4™ thin film photovoltaic (PV) module. The company will showcase these and other solutions at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany from 4 to 6 June 2014. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) ended the last trading day at $61.78. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.95% and price to cash ratio as 4.48. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) showed a positive weekly performance of 1.90%.
On May 31, Linear Technology (NASDAQ:LLTC) VP Robert Reay unloaded 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.17, for a total value of $1,154,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 102,275 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,722,037. Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) net profit margin is 32.00% and weekly performance is 1.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $46.16. Analysts mean target price for the company is $46.39. Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.14%.