Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) and Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to CSIQ or DQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 1 more articles in the media than Daqo New Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Canadian Solar and 4 mentions for Daqo New Energy. Daqo New Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.23 indicating that Daqo New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Solar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Daqo New Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CSIQ or DQ?

Daqo New Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daqo New Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Solar	$7.61B	0.17	$274.19M	$2.88	6.82
Daqo New Energy	$2.31B	0.64	$429.55M	$2.13	10.57

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSIQ or DQ?

Canadian Solar received 184 more outperform votes than Daqo New Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.60% of users gave Daqo New Energy an outperform vote while only 59.16% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Solar	Outperform Votes 533 59.16%	Underperform Votes 368 40.84%
Daqo New Energy	Outperform Votes 349 66.60%	Underperform Votes 175 33.40%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CSIQ or DQ?

52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Daqo New Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Daqo New Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CSIQ or DQ more profitable?

Daqo New Energy has a net margin of 7.84% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of 2.80%. Canadian Solar's return on equity of 5.61% beat Daqo New Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Solar	2.80%	5.61%	1.73%
Daqo New Energy	7.84%	2.46%	2.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, CSIQ or DQ?

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daqo New Energy has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CSIQ or DQ?

Canadian Solar currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.66%. Daqo New Energy has a consensus target price of $27.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.67%. Given Canadian Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Canadian Solar is more favorable than Daqo New Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Daqo New Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Summary

Canadian Solar beats Daqo New Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.