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 media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$5.99B	0.17	$36.05M	-$0.60	-24.82
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	3.64	$102.66M	$1.28	28.91

Is CSIQ or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.12%. 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	-0.12%	-4.97%	-1.40%
Enphase Energy	11.78%	24.55%	6.63%

Does the media favor CSIQ or ENPH?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 4 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canadian Solar and 6 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.72 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Solar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar currently has a consensus target price of $11.64, suggesting a potential downside of 21.80%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $55.82, suggesting a potential upside of 50.83%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Enphase Energy	12 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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