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Company snapshot — Canadian Solar Inc

CSIQ in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Canadian Solar makes solar modules, inverters, racking and battery storage systems, and also develops, builds and operates the solar and storage plants that use them. Its Manufacturing segment sells panels and storage hardware to installers, distributors and utilities, while its Recurrent Energy segment owns and runs power plants and sells the electricity they generate. It serves everyone from household buyers to utility companies and government end users. The company is based in Kitchener, Canada.
Where it sits in the stack
Canadian Solar does not hold a seat in our Rubin index, so it sits in our wider Technology sleeve as a US-listed solar name rather than an AI build-out constituent; the diary treats it as a hardware and project-development name in the renewable-energy corner of the universe.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with other scored Technology names in the US, a broad sector-and-country cohort that includes Micron, Nvidia and Adobe rather than direct solar rivals; the market also names First Solar as a comparable panel maker.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries a Closelook score, with valuation the strongest module and momentum the weakest; it holds no seat in our Rubin or Halo indices and the diary has not yet quoted it.
What the diary watches
Whether the weak momentum reading and the recent price fall against its moving averages ease, and whether analyst targets stop being cut before the diary revisits the name.

Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology.

The Closelook company score reads 26/100 composite (momentum 3, quality 8, valuation 42) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for CSIQ, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Wells Fargo, 2026-08-31

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for CSIQ from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 17 from 18 Target cut to $17 from $18 (+29.4% to spot) 2026-08-31
  • Price target Roth Capital — target 15 from 18 Target cut to $15 from $18 (+14.2% to spot) 2026-08-28
  • Price target Mizuho — target 17 from 18 Target cut to $17 from $18 (+21.6% to spot) 2026-08-28

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Technology · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Technology · US

Scored names in the same sector and country from the Closelook universe.

Compared against CSIQ on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Technology in US: −2.1% week · −3.4% month · −1.2% quarter · +32.1% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ)?

Canadian Solar Inc trades as CSIQ on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is CSIQ in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Canadian Solar Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

What is Canadian Solar Inc's Closelook composite score?

26 out of 100, with momentum 3, quality 8 and valuation 42 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does CSIQ trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -18.1% vs the 50-day and -32.5% vs the 200-day average, 66% below the 52-week high and +5.9% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Canadian Solar Inc do?

Canadian Solar makes solar modules, inverters, racking and battery storage systems, and also develops, builds and operates the solar and storage plants that use them. Its Manufacturing segment sells panels and storage hardware to installers, distributors and utilities, while its Recurrent Energy segment owns and runs power plants and sells the electricity they generate. It serves everyone from household buyers to utility companies and government end users. Closelook's peer group places it with other scored Technology names in the US, a broad sector-and-country cohort that includes Micron, Nvidia and Adobe rather than direct solar rivals; the market also names First Solar as a comparable panel maker.

Where does Canadian Solar Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Canadian Solar does not hold a seat in our Rubin index, so it sits in our wider Technology sleeve as a US-listed solar name rather than an AI build-out constituent; the diary treats it as a hardware and project-development name in the renewable-energy corner of the universe. It carries a Closelook score, with valuation the strongest module and momentum the weakest; it holds no seat in our Rubin or Halo indices and the diary has not yet quoted it.

What has Wall Street done on Canadian Solar Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Canadian Solar Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Wells Fargo on 2026-08-31 (target 17 from 18). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CSIQ, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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