ENPH vs. CSIQ, FSLR, RUN, SEDG, AYI, GNRC, BDC, FELE, ENS, and POWL
Should you be buying Enphase Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enphase Energy include Canadian Solar (CSIQ), First Solar (FSLR), Sunrun (RUN), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Acuity (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), and Powell Industries (POWL).
Enphase Energy vs. Its Competitors
Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 2 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canadian Solar and 8 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.54 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Enphase Energy currently has a consensus price target of $55.82, suggesting a potential upside of 50.22%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $11.64, suggesting a potential downside of 22.89%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Canadian Solar.
Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned 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.
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.
Enphase Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Summary
Enphase Energy beats Canadian Solar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ENPH) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff