Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors $9.02 -0.63 (-6.53%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.26 +0.24 (+2.65%) As of 08:11 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CSIQ vs. KLIC, NN, SIMO, LUNR, HIMX, PL, JKS, DQ, PENG, and BELFAShould you be buying Canadian Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Solar include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NextNav (NN), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Canadian Solar vs. Kulicke and Soffa Industries NextNav Silicon Motion Technology Intuitive Machines Himax Technologies Planet Labs PBC JinkoSolar Daqo New Energy Penguin Solutions Bel Fuse Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, KLIC or CSIQ? Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKulicke and Soffa Industries$701.17M2.45-$69.01M$0.12268.58Canadian Solar$5.99B0.10$274.19M$0.3823.74 Do insiders & institutionals believe in KLIC or CSIQ? 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KLIC or CSIQ? Canadian Solar received 83 more outperform votes than Kulicke and Soffa Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45568.01% Underperform Votes21431.99% Canadian SolarOutperform Votes53858.29% Underperform Votes38541.71% Is KLIC or CSIQ more profitable? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of 0.01%. Canadian Solar's return on equity of 0.02% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kulicke and Soffa Industries0.48% -1.26% -0.98% Canadian Solar 0.01%0.02%0.01% Do analysts recommend KLIC or CSIQ? Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.34%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $16.77, suggesting a potential upside of 85.88%. Given Canadian Solar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Solar is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Canadian Solar 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Does the media prefer KLIC or CSIQ? In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 9 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Canadian Solar and 11 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.32 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kulicke and Soffa Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Solar 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, KLIC or CSIQ? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCanadian Solar beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian Solar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSIQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CSIQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian SolarSemiconductors & related devices IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$596.75M$49.92B$7.00B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A2.54%10.93%4.22%P/E Ratio-75.1737.9146.6518.48Price / Sales0.1090.7023,121.89103.60Price / Cash1.2926.4935.4434.62Price / Book0.166.073.484.25Net Income$274.19M$760.21M$4.29B$248.23M7 Day Performance-2.80%0.21%-1.07%0.89%1 Month Performance3.32%-2.40%-6.11%3.53%1 Year Performance-44.83%7.34%162.22%5.08% Canadian Solar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSIQCanadian Solar2.7454 of 5 stars$9.02-6.5%$16.77+85.9%-44.4%$596.75M$5.99B-75.1713,500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.921 of 5 stars$29.25+0.5%$52.00+77.8%-30.4%$1.56B$701.17M243.753,170Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageNNNextNav2.0567 of 5 stars$11.04-6.6%$20.00+81.2%+36.3%$1.46B$5.67M-14.7260Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5639 of 5 stars$38.72-1.3%$80.63+108.2%-32.9%$1.30B$803.55M14.391,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpLUNRIntuitive Machines3.258 of 5 stars$6.98-6.3%$16.00+129.2%+62.1%$1.24B$228M-2.371HIMXHimax Technologies4.2944 of 5 stars$6.27-3.1%$15.00+139.2%+40.0%$1.10B$906.80M13.932,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePLPlanet Labs PBC2.0989 of 5 stars$2.95-8.7%$5.98+102.7%+95.3%$891.64M$244.35M-7.20800Gap DownJKSJinkoSolar2.3843 of 5 stars$16.32+0.7%$27.19+66.6%-28.6%$867.49M$92.26B27.6631,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownDQDaqo New Energy3.2298 of 5 stars$13.13-5.7%$21.21+61.5%-33.6%$866.67M$1.03B-7.102,400Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPENGPenguin Solutions2.5934 of 5 stars$15.52-2.3%$24.94+60.7%N/A$833.08M$1.32B-29.852,700BELFABel Fuse2.8126 of 5 stars$62.48-5.6%$115.00+84.1%-12.3%$783.44M$534.79M20.226,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kulicke and Soffa Industries Alternatives NextNav Alternatives Silicon Motion Technology Alternatives Intuitive Machines Alternatives Himax Technologies Alternatives Planet Labs PBC Alternatives JinkoSolar Alternatives Daqo New Energy Alternatives Penguin Solutions Alternatives Bel Fuse Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSIQ) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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