Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Is FSLR or CRUS more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of 16.55%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Cirrus Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Cirrus Logic	16.55%	16.60%	13.61%

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FSLR or CRUS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 48 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for First Solar and 17 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat First Solar's score of 0.73 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cirrus Logic	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Cirrus Logic. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cirrus Logic, 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	$4.21B	3.21	$830.78M	$12.01	10.48
Cirrus Logic	$1.84B	2.77	$274.57M	$5.51	17.43

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar received 393 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.84% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.65% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1171 56.65%	Underperform Votes 896 43.35%
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 778 71.84%	Underperform Votes 305 28.16%

Do analysts recommend FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $229.54, indicating a potential upside of 82.43%. Cirrus Logic has a consensus price target of $123.86, indicating a potential upside of 28.96%. Given First Solar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Cirrus Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSLR or CRUS?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Solar beats Cirrus Logic on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.