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10:50am 10/12/05 Evergreen Solar shares soar on positive broker comment (ESLR) By Mark Cotton NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Evergreen Solar (ESLR) shot up 93 cents, or 11.8% to $8.80 in morning trading Wednesday after brokerage Jefferies & Co started coverage of the alternative energy company with a buy rating and a $14 price target. Analyst Jeffrey Bencik said demand for its solar cells, panels and systems could accelerate beyond the 62% growth realized in 2004, buoyed by new incentive plans from Spain, Italy and the United States announced in 2005. Bencik said the Marlboro, Mass. company is also well-positioned to generate higher gross profit margins than its competitors as it uses less silicon in the manufacture of its products. The analyst noted that the spot price for silicon has tripled in the last 18 months. Separately, brokerage First Albany lifted its price target on the company to a range of $15 to $20 based on its growth prospects. Both brokers highlighted current Evergreen research into next-generation solar technologies, which could reduce silicon usage, according to First Albany, by another 50% and double furnace capacity. First Albany hold a buy rating on the stock.
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