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CSIQ vs. SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, KLIC, PL, HIMX, COMM, AAOI, and NVTS

Should you be buying Canadian Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Solar include Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Canadian Solar vs. Its Competitors

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 12.06% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 12.00% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Silicon Motion Technology12.06% 12.00% 9.18%
Canadian Solar -0.18%-4.34%-1.27%

Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Motion Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Silicon Motion Technology$803.55M3.14$89.25M$2.7926.61
Canadian Solar$5.99B0.14$36.05M-$0.50-24.78

In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 9 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 4 mentions for Canadian Solar. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.49 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Silicon Motion Technology
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Canadian Solar
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus price target of $83.89, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $14.74, suggesting a potential upside of 18.97%. Given Canadian Solar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Solar is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Silicon Motion Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Canadian Solar
3 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

Summary

Silicon Motion Technology beats Canadian Solar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CSIQ vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian SolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$832.50M$1.79B$7.50B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A5.23%10.93%4.12%
P/E Ratio-24.866.2054.7319.83
Price / Sales0.14105.1119,197.27113.43
Price / Cash1.808.4336.1657.06
Price / Book0.212.693.285.35
Net Income$36.05M-$167.64M$4.19B$248.34M
7 Day Performance14.53%11.16%0.89%2.40%
1 Month Performance22.94%14.23%5.29%5.39%
1 Year Performance-14.77%-4.09%104.90%19.53%

Canadian Solar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSIQ
Canadian Solar
2.9836 of 5 stars
$12.39
+10.8%
$14.74
+19.0%
-20.1%$826.75M$5.99B-24.691,224Gap Up
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.554 of 5 stars
$70.02
+0.1%
$83.89
+19.8%
-7.0%$2.38B$803.55M25.101,819News Coverage
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.7928 of 5 stars
$9.62
+2.3%
$12.69
+31.9%
+45.8%$2.15B$1.00B481.243,600
NN
NextNav
1.9531 of 5 stars
$14.63
+1.0%
$20.00
+36.7%
+90.7%$1.94B$5.67M-14.3460
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
2.894 of 5 stars
$10.00
-1.8%
$16.06
+60.6%
+205.2%$1.79B$217.31M-3.661
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.7813 of 5 stars
$33.77
+0.9%
$44.50
+31.8%
-25.9%$1.78B$706.23M93.812,746Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.5107 of 5 stars
$5.31
+5.6%
$6.38
+20.2%
+248.2%$1.61B$244.35M-14.75800Analyst Forecast
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.7721 of 5 stars
$8.79
-1.3%
$11.90
+35.4%
+15.7%$1.54B$906.80M17.942,177
COMM
CommScope
3.3203 of 5 stars
$6.46
+2.2%
$4.75
-26.5%
+600.9%$1.40B$4.21B2.3720,000
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.3348 of 5 stars
$22.57
-3.8%
$24.00
+6.3%
+213.7%$1.25B$249.37M-5.853,309Gap Down
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.2406 of 5 stars
$6.52
-7.0%
$3.71
-43.1%
+60.4%$1.25B$83.30M-12.54160High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:CSIQ) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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