Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $229.68, indicating a potential upside of 30.09%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $149.94, indicating a potential upside of 38.43%. Given First Solar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than First Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Enphase Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar received 324 more outperform votes than Enphase Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.04% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1083 55.26%	Underperform Votes 877 44.74%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 759 65.04%	Underperform Votes 408 34.96%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. First 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
First Solar	$3.32B	5.71	$830.78M	$7.74	22.85
Enphase Energy	$2.29B	6.42	$438.94M	$3.06	35.36

Does the media prefer FSLR or ENPH?

In the previous week, First Solar had 10 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for First Solar and 21 mentions for Enphase Energy. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.64 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSLR or ENPH?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by 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.

Is FSLR or ENPH more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 25.03% compared to First Solar's net margin of 19.16%. First Solar's return on equity of 47.73% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	25.03%	13.80%	9.16%
Enphase Energy	19.16%	47.73%	13.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Solar and Enphase Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.