FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 10Avg age 61Avg tenure 9.6y
MW
Mark Widmar
Chief Executive Officer
Age 60Since 2016-06-30Profile →
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Executives5
MW
Mark Widmar→
Chief Executive Officer
Age 60Since 2016-06-30
AB
Alexander Bradley→
Director of Finance/CFO
Age 44Since 2016-10-23
MG
Markus Gloeckler
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer
Age 53Since 2020-06-30
CS
Caroline Stockdale
Human Resources Officer
Age 62Since 2019-09-30
BJ
Byron Jeffers
Investor Relations Contact
Age 43Since 2025-01-05
Board of directors10
MA
Mike Ahearn→
Chairman
Age 69Since 2000-07-31
PS
Paul Stebbins→
Director/Board Member
Age 69Since 2006-12-18
MS
Michael Sweeney→
Director/Board Member
Age 68Since 2003-06-30
WP
William Post→
Director/Board Member
Age 75Since 2010-06-22
MW
Mark Widmar→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2016-06-30
AG
Anita Marangoly George→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2021-07-14
LK
Lisa Kro→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2022-05-25
NW
Norman Wright→
Director/Board Member
Age 61Since 2022-05-25
Shareholders4
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 7.934 % | 8,509,422 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.33 % | 6,788,934 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.312 % | 5,696,888 |
| Farhad Ebrahimi | 4.938 % | 5,296,289 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Proxy officers22
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ahearn | Chairman | 2000-07-31 | - |
| Alexander R. Bradley | Director or executive officer | — | 30,000 |
| Anita Marangoly George | Director or executive officer | — | 4,748 |
| Anita Marangoly George | Director/Board Member | 2021-07-14 | - |
| Curtis Morgan | Director/Board Member | 2026-05-12 | - |
| Georges A. Antoun | Director or executive officer | — | 19,126 |
| Jason Dymbort | Director or executive officer | — | 9,850 |
| Lisa A. Kro | Director or executive officer | — | 4,109 |
Proxy · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| First Solar FE Holdings Pte Ltd. | — |
| Sun Streams 2 LLC | Miscellaneous |
| First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd. | Electronics/Appliance Stores |
| First Solar Holdings GmbH | Engineering & Construction |
| First Solar Holdings GmbH | Engineering & Construction |
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Street consensus
Consensus buyMean target 274.47Range 197–402Analysts 30
197Mean 274.47402
- Strong buy 10
- Buy 16
- Hold 9
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions40 of 527
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Upgrade | Buy | 270 | 2026-10-12 |
| Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Buy | 272 | 2026-10-08 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | 251 | 2026-09-30 |
| Keybanc | Upgrade | Sector Weight | — | 2026-09-28 |
| GLJ Research | Maintained | Buy | 250 | 2026-09-22 |
| Piper Sandler | Initiated | Overweight | 260 | 2026-09-09 |
| BMO Capital | Upgrade | Outperform | 263 | 2026-08-27 |
| Deutsche Bank | Maintained | Buy | 299 | 2026-08-26 |
| Argus Research | Reiterated | Buy | 275 | 2026-08-26 |
| Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Overweight | 323 | 2026-08-18 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | In-Line | 218 | 2026-08-17 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | 313 | 2026-08-07 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.