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).
Onsemi (NASDAQ:ON) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) 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 earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
97.7% of Onsemi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Onsemi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Solar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Onsemi received 80 more outperform votes than First Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.62% of users gave Onsemi an outperform vote while only 55.58% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.
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 has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to First Solar's net margin of 26.67%. First Solar's return on equity of 28.86% beat Onsemi's return on equity.
In the previous week, Onsemi had 4 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Onsemi and 32 mentions for First Solar. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Onsemi's score of 0.40 indicating that Onsemi is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Onsemi presently has a consensus price target of $90.28, suggesting a potential upside of 24.85%. First Solar has a consensus price target of $255.84, suggesting a potential downside of 4.30%. Given First Solar's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Onsemi is more favorable than First Solar.
Summary
Onsemi beats First Solar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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