Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$4.26B	4.09	$830.78M	$11.76	13.80
Cirrus Logic	$1.90B	2.84	$274.57M	$6.01	17.47

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar received 398 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.78% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1179 56.76%	Underperform Votes 898 43.24%
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 781 71.78%	Underperform Votes 307 28.22%

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%

Do analysts recommend FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $227.94, suggesting a potential upside of 40.41%. Cirrus Logic has a consensus price target of $128.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.23%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	24 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FSLR or CRUS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 14 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for First Solar and 10 mentions for Cirrus Logic. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cirrus Logic's score of 0.69 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cirrus Logic	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Solar beats Cirrus Logic on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.