Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is ASX or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 5.41%. ASE Technology's return on equity of 31.89% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASE Technology	5.41%	10.09%	4.60%
Enphase Energy	15.10%	31.89%	9.11%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASX or ENPH?

6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASX or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 401 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.20% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 64.41% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 371 64.41%	Underperform Votes 205 35.59%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 772 65.20%	Underperform Votes 412 34.80%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ASX or ENPH?

ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. ASE Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase 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
ASE Technology	$18.69B	1.26	$1.16B	$0.46	23.35
Enphase Energy	$2.29B	7.29	$438.94M	$1.92	63.93

Does the media prefer ASX or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 41 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Enphase Energy and 9 mentions for ASE Technology. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.39 indicating that ASE Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASE Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ASX or ENPH?

ASE Technology presently has a consensus price target of $7.84, indicating a potential downside of 27.05%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $134.10, indicating a potential upside of 9.24%. Given ASE Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Enphase Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more risk and volatility, ASX or ENPH?

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Enphase Energy beats ASE Technology on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.