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Shares of First Solar Inc. slipped 5.1% to $221.71 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.7% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 49,363.88.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
First Solar Inc. closed 22.5% short of its 52-week high of $285.99, which the company reached on December 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as SolarEdge Technologies Inc. fell 1.3% to $54.53, Hubbell Inc. fell 2.0% to $461.50, and Sunrun Inc. fell 2.37% to $13.17.
Trading volume totaled 1.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 19, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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