SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) Competitors

Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CREE or SEDG?

Cree received 308 more outperform votes than SolarEdge Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote while only 63.32% of users gave SolarEdge Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cree	Outperform Votes 964 64.96%	Underperform Votes 520 35.04%
SolarEdge Technologies	Outperform Votes 656 63.32%	Underperform Votes 380 36.68%

Do analysts prefer CREE or SEDG?

SolarEdge Technologies has a consensus target price of $86.38, indicating a potential upside of 76.33%. Given Cree's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SolarEdge Technologies is more favorable than Cree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
SolarEdge Technologies	3 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.03

Does the media prefer CREE or SEDG?

In the previous week, SolarEdge Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Cree. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SolarEdge Technologies and 6 mentions for Cree. Cree's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat SolarEdge Technologies' score of 0.29 indicating that SolarEdge Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SolarEdge Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CREE or SEDG?

95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CREE or SEDG?

Cree has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CREE or SEDG?

SolarEdge Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cree. Cree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SolarEdge Technologies, 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
Cree	$525.60M	5.67	-$523.90M	-$1.40	-18.36
SolarEdge Technologies	$2.24B	1.25	$34.33M	-$4.65	-10.54

Is CREE or SEDG more profitable?

SolarEdge Technologies has a net margin of -11.68% compared to SolarEdge Technologies' net margin of -83.60%. Cree's return on equity of -6.43% beat SolarEdge Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cree	-83.60%	-7.29%	-4.50%
SolarEdge Technologies	-11.68%	-6.43%	-3.43%

Summary

SolarEdge Technologies beats Cree on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.