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$12.75 -0.10 (-0.78%)
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CSIQ vs. ENPH, RUN, SEDG, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, and KLIC

Should you be buying Canadian Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Solar include Enphase Energy (ENPH), Sunrun (RUN), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC).

Canadian Solar vs. Its 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.

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%

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

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

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.

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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Solar$5.86B0.15$36.05M-$0.50-25.50
Enphase Energy$1.33B3.48$102.66M$1.2827.66

Summary

Enphase Energy 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$853.89M$1.87B$7.81B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A7.49%10.93%4.01%
P/E Ratio-25.506.6866.8920.05
Price / Sales0.1535.8239,885.8790.19
Price / Cash2.108.8936.3458.56
Price / Book0.223.014.005.87
Net Income$36.05M-$167.64M$4.26B$258.55M
7 Day Performance4.08%0.66%1.33%3.73%
1 Month Performance14.45%10.37%3.25%11.75%
1 Year Performance-25.57%-7.17%13.91%18.03%

Canadian Solar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSIQ
Canadian Solar
2.2202 of 5 stars
$12.75
-0.8%
$14.16
+11.1%
-21.3%$853.89M$5.86B-25.501,224
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.7576 of 5 stars
$41.98
+0.3%
$63.00
+50.1%
-69.9%$5.51B$1.42B38.872,781Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RUN
Sunrun
4.7078 of 5 stars
$10.36
+2.5%
$14.30
+38.1%
-38.3%$2.37B$2.04B-0.8511,058
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.1664 of 5 stars
$26.70
+4.2%
$17.44
-34.7%
-0.8%$1.58B$901.46M-0.894,930Gap Up
LPL
LG Display
1.2959 of 5 stars
$3.43
+0.4%
N/A-12.0%$3.43B$27.43T-1.9360,792News Coverage
Gap Up
PI
Impinj
3.2314 of 5 stars
$112.70
-3.5%
$155.38
+37.9%
-22.0%$3.27B$366.09M-2,816.80390Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.5662 of 5 stars
$72.41
-1.4%
$83.89
+15.9%
+6.0%$2.46B$780.73M25.951,819News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.5219 of 5 stars
$10.22
-0.5%
$12.69
+24.1%
+34.1%$2.28B$1.00B511.263,600Positive News
NN
NextNav
2.1249 of 5 stars
$16.25
+0.7%
$20.00
+23.1%
+88.3%$2.15B$6.16M-15.9360Positive News
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
2.8161 of 5 stars
$11.07
+1.9%
$16.06
+45.0%
+196.1%$1.98B$228M-4.051News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.9455 of 5 stars
$35.77
-1.4%
$44.50
+24.4%
-25.7%$1.89B$691.08M99.362,746Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CSIQ) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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