First Solar (FSLR) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Is FSLR or ASX more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.41%. First Solar's return on equity of 16.24% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	28.75%	16.24%	10.61%
ASE Technology	5.41%	10.09%	4.60%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSLR or ASX?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or ASX?

First Solar received 723 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.35% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1093 55.48%	Underperform Votes 877 44.52%
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 370 64.35%	Underperform Votes 205 35.65%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FSLR or ASX?

ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than First Solar. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASE Technology, 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
First Solar	$3.32B	6.28	$830.78M	$9.54	20.40
ASE Technology	$18.69B	1.23	$1.16B	$0.46	22.83

Does the media favor FSLR or ASX?

In the previous week, First Solar had 16 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for First Solar and 4 mentions for ASE Technology. ASE Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat First Solar's score of 0.80 indicating that ASE Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASE Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FSLR or ASX?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $238.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.39%. ASE Technology has a consensus price target of $7.84, suggesting a potential downside of 25.38%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLR or ASX?

First Solar has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Solar beats ASE Technology on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.