Solar Power (SOPW:OB) Initiated at BUY at Merriman
Sep 12, 2008
Author: SCP Editor
September 12, 2008 - 9:16am - Merriman Curhan Ford analyst Brian Tanous initiated coverage on Solar Power (SOPW.OB) this morning with a BUY and a 12-month target price of $4-5 per share. The stock opened at $1.35 this morning.
Tanous said that Solar Power has established a well-diversified business plan, he expects it to expand its commercial installation business deplooying Solyndra’s low-cost CIGS-based system, it is well positioned for margin growth and he is forecasting earnings of $0.38 per share on revenue of $178 million in 2010. Assuming an EV/FY09E sales ratio of 1.8x, he arrives at his price target.