Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is CSIQ or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 24.55% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Solar	-0.18%	-4.34%	-1.27%
Enphase Energy	11.78%	24.55%	6.63%

Do analysts recommend CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar presently has a consensus price target of $14.16, suggesting a potential upside of 11.05%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $55.86, suggesting a potential upside of 57.75%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Solar	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Enphase Energy	13 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Does the media prefer CSIQ or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 76 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Enphase Energy and 6 mentions for Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.61 indicating that Canadian Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	31 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSIQ or ENPH?

52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CSIQ or ENPH?

Enphase Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar 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
Canadian Solar	$5.86B	0.15	$36.05M	-$0.50	-25.50
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	3.48	$102.66M	$1.28	27.66

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Canadian Solar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.