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CSIQ vs. ENPH, RUN, SEDG, NVTS, COMM, SIMO, VIAV, ONDS, LUNR, and AAOI

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), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Ondas (ONDS), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).

Canadian Solar vs. Its Competitors

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

Canadian Solar currently has a consensus target price of $11.89, indicating a potential downside of 15.35%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $52.40, indicating a potential upside of 45.20%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and 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
4 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.90
Enphase Energy
13 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.95

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% 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$5.99B0.16$36.05M-$0.60-23.42
Enphase Energy$1.33B3.55$102.66M$1.2828.20

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%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Enphase Energy and 8 mentions for Canadian Solar. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.13 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Enphase Energy
3 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Canadian Solar on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CSIQ vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian SolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$941.00M$2.41B$7.85B$10.53B
Dividend YieldN/A4.52%10.88%4.88%
P/E Ratio-23.428.7315.4327.19
Price / Sales0.1635.991,514.47163.56
Price / Cash2.4211.5136.6061.65
Price / Book0.243.994.416.45
Net Income$36.05M-$168.54M$4.26B$276.63M
7 Day Performance-11.07%-6.36%-1.38%-2.63%
1 Month Performance10.38%2.26%-0.28%0.31%
1 Year Performance10.64%50.85%14.04%30.60%

Canadian Solar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSIQ
Canadian Solar
1.3421 of 5 stars
$14.00
-7.1%
$11.89
-15.0%
+19.3%$937.58M$5.99B-23.331,224Analyst Forecast
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.7514 of 5 stars
$37.58
+2.8%
$52.76
+40.4%
-59.0%$4.91B$1.33B29.362,781Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
RUN
Sunrun
2.7993 of 5 stars
$20.50
+5.1%
$17.34
-15.4%
+48.7%$4.73B$2.04B-1.7711,058Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
2.9578 of 5 stars
$40.00
+8.0%
$20.84
-47.9%
+127.9%$2.38B$901.46M-1.344,930Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.882 of 5 stars
$17.10
+16.6%
$6.32
-63.1%
+487.1%$3.64B$83.30M-26.31160Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
COMM
CommScope
4.0629 of 5 stars
$15.70
+2.7%
$14.75
-6.1%
+165.1%$3.48B$4.21B5.9020,000
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.0459 of 5 stars
$96.13
+2.1%
$96.43
+0.3%
+64.7%$3.27B$803.55M40.561,819Positive News
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.1449 of 5 stars
$13.16
+0.9%
$13.72
+4.3%
+43.2%$2.93B$1.08B82.263,600Positive News
Gap Up
ONDS
Ondas
1.6228 of 5 stars
$7.77
+2.1%
$7.25
-6.7%
+685.8%$2.71B$7.19M-14.9470Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.3704 of 5 stars
$12.89
+4.0%
$15.44
+19.8%
+58.3%$2.30B$228M-3.981News Coverage
Gap Up
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.848 of 5 stars
$34.14
+7.0%
$27.20
-20.3%
+80.4%$2.13B$249.37M-10.163,309Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:CSIQ) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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