Photovoltaic Stocks seem oversold in post-election consolidation

Although thin-film solar energy stocks and other photovoltaic power companies have risen sharply in recent days, today's sell-off reflected the overall profit-taking but was accentuated by the SunPower announcement of a revenue and earnings warning based on the rising US currency.

Here are some solar energy stocks that seem to be a bit oversold, at about 1.45PM on November 5, 2008:


SunPower Corporation SPWRA 38.90 -11.60 (-22.97%)


Q-CELLS AG ORD QCLSF 41.25* -11.75 (-22.17%)


First Solar Inc. FSLR 159.93 -17.59 (-9.91%)