Canaan (CAN) Competitors $0.70 -0.08 (-9.79%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CAN vs. SEDG, COMM, AIOT, ICHR, IMOS, SHLS, AAOI, CSIQ, INDI, and CLFDShould you be buying Canaan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canaan include SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), CommScope (COMM), Powerfleet (AIOT), Ichor (ICHR), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), indie Semiconductor (INDI), and Clearfield (CLFD). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Canaan vs. SolarEdge Technologies CommScope Powerfleet Ichor ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Shoals Technologies Group Applied Optoelectronics Canadian Solar indie Semiconductor Clearfield SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) and Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEDG or CAN? 95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Canaan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Canaan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SEDG or CAN more profitable? Canaan has a net margin of -128.85% compared to SolarEdge Technologies' net margin of -192.13%. Canaan's return on equity of -60.37% beat SolarEdge Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SolarEdge Technologies-192.13% -95.05% -41.78% Canaan -128.85%-60.37%-42.71% Does the media prefer SEDG or CAN? In the previous week, SolarEdge Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Canaan. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for SolarEdge Technologies and 15 mentions for Canaan. SolarEdge Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Canaan's score of 0.54 indicating that SolarEdge Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SolarEdge Technologies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canaan 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SEDG or CAN? SolarEdge Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Canaan. Canaan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SolarEdge Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSolarEdge Technologies$901.46M0.80$34.33M-$31.19-0.39Canaan$269.32M0.74-$414.15M-$0.91-0.77 Which has more risk and volatility, SEDG or CAN? SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaan has a beta of 3.48, suggesting that its share price is 248% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEDG or CAN? SolarEdge Technologies received 640 more outperform votes than Canaan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.47% of users gave Canaan an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave SolarEdge Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSolarEdge TechnologiesOutperform Votes66659.09% Underperform Votes46140.91% CanaanOutperform Votes2676.47% Underperform Votes823.53% Do analysts rate SEDG or CAN? SolarEdge Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $16.82, indicating a potential upside of 37.50%. Canaan has a consensus target price of $3.88, indicating a potential upside of 450.74%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than SolarEdge Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SolarEdge Technologies 9 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.81Canaan 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummarySolarEdge Technologies beats Canaan on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canaan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanaanSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$198.12M$49.92B$23.05B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A2.54%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.5237.9142.1318.48Price / Sales0.7490.702,076.99103.59Price / CashN/A26.4934.7234.62Price / Book0.476.076.134.25Net Income-$414.15M$760.21M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance-12.05%0.21%1.30%0.89%1 Month Performance-18.87%-2.40%1.64%3.53%1 Year Performance-19.43%7.34%52,744.82%5.08% Canaan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CANCanaan2.3715 of 5 stars$0.70-9.8%$3.88+450.7%-19.6%$198.12M$269.32M-0.52350Gap DownSEDGSolarEdge Technologies4.5936 of 5 stars$12.10-4.3%$21.53+78.0%-79.1%$714.42M$901.46M-0.394,930Upcoming EarningsCOMMCommScope4.2148 of 5 stars$3.02-9.3%$4.75+57.3%+318.3%$654.01M$4.21B-0.6830,000Gap DownAIOTPowerfleet2.3404 of 5 stars$4.50-5.7%$12.33+174.1%N/A$596.29M$133.74M0.00670Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownICHRIchor4.1136 of 5 stars$17.21-0.7%$40.17+133.4%-49.0%$587.09M$849.04M-26.482,980Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap DownIMOSChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES3.4473 of 5 stars$15.09-4.1%N/A-40.8%$548.70M$22.70B10.555,420News CoverageSHLSShoals Technologies Group4.4756 of 5 stars$3.25-3.8%$8.87+172.9%-57.3%$542.73M$399.21M16.25840Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownAAOIApplied Optoelectronics2.2166 of 5 stars$10.05-5.7%$23.60+134.8%+29.8%$501.00M$249.37M-4.882,210Upcoming EarningsGap DownCSIQCanadian Solar2.741 of 5 stars$7.32-1.9%$17.54+139.7%-44.4%$484.28M$5.99B-61.0013,500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownINDIindie Semiconductor2.0399 of 5 stars$1.83-4.2%$7.50+309.8%-64.6%$369.51M$216.68M-2.41400Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownCLFDClearfield2.5283 of 5 stars$25.97-2.0%$46.75+80.0%-4.8%$367.01M$167.95M-41.221,130News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SEDG Alternatives COMM Alternatives AIOT Alternatives ICHR Alternatives IMOS Alternatives SHLS Alternatives AAOI Alternatives CSIQ Alternatives INDI Alternatives CLFD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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