FSLR vs. ON, ASX, CY, MLNX, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, SWKS, LSCC, and MTSI
Should you be buying First Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Solar include Onsemi (ON), ASE Technology (ASX), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI).
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Onsemi (NASDAQ:ON) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Onsemi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Onsemi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Onsemi has higher revenue and earnings than First Solar. Onsemi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Onsemi received 82 more outperform votes than First Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.62% of users gave Onsemi an outperform vote while only 55.54% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Onsemi had 1 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Onsemi and 38 mentions for First Solar. Onsemi's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat First Solar's score of 0.65 indicating that Onsemi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Solar has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onsemi has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Solar currently has a consensus target price of $251.16, suggesting a potential downside of 7.58%. Onsemi has a consensus target price of $90.28, suggesting a potential upside of 23.60%. Given Onsemi's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Onsemi is more favorable than First Solar.
First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to Onsemi's net margin of 26.67%. Onsemi's return on equity of 28.86% beat First Solar's return on equity.
Summary
Onsemi beats First Solar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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