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Best Solar Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top solar stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best solar stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best solar energy stocks to buy right now are:

Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) is the #1 top solar stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 23 points higher than the solar industry average of 32.

SHLS passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Shoals Technologies Group has seen its stock return 5.49% over the past year, overperforming other solar stocks by 13 percentage points.

Shoals Technologies Group has an average 1 year price target of $10.94, an upside of 49.92% from Shoals Technologies Group's current stock price of $7.30.

Shoals Technologies Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Shoals Technologies Group, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Nextpower (NASDAQ:NXT) is the #2 top solar stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Nextpower (NASDAQ:NXT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Nextpower (NASDAQ:NXT) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 27 points higher than the solar industry average of 32.

NXT passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nextpower has seen its stock return 22.8% over the past year, overperforming other solar stocks by 30 percentage points.

Nextpower has an average 1 year price target of $145.91, an upside of 76.02% from Nextpower's current stock price of $82.89.

Nextpower stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 21 analysts covering Nextpower, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.81% have issued a Buy, 19.05% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is the #3 top solar stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: F, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) has a Due Diligence Score of 80, which is 48 points higher than the solar industry average of 32.

TOYO passed 27 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Toyo Co has seen its stock lose -25.3% over the past year, underperforming other solar stocks by -18 percentage points.

Toyo Co has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 240.91% from Toyo Co's current stock price of $4.40.

Toyo Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Toyo Co, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 1 solar stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 1 solar stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jinkosolar Holding Co (NYSE:JKS) has an annual dividend yield of 12.93%, which is the same as the solar industry average of 12.93%.

Jinkosolar Holding Co's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Solar stocks were up 0.05% in the last day, and up 0.51% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why solar stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued solar stocks right now are:

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is the most undervalued solar stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Toyo Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the solar industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Toyo Co's stock has dropped -25.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the solar industry by -18 percentage points.

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the second most undervalued solar stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

First Solar has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the solar industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Solar's stock has gained 2.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the solar industry by 10 percentage points.

Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) is the third most undervalued solar stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Array Technologies has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the solar industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ARRY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Array Technologies's stock has dropped -41.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the solar industry by -34 percentage points.

40% of solar stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect solar stocks to rise by 49.42% over the next year.

0% of solar stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of solar stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 27.78% are rated D (Sell), and 5.56% are rated F (Strong Sell).