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FSLR vs. CSIQ, ENPH, RUN, SEDG, TSLA, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, SWKS, and MTSI

Should you be buying First Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Solar include Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Sunrun (RUN), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Tesla (TSLA), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI).

First Solar vs. Its Competitors

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

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Solar 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Solar currently has a consensus target price of $225.73, indicating a potential upside of 22.79%. Canadian Solar has a consensus target price of $14.16, indicating a potential upside of 10.79%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Solar
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Canadian Solar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

First Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Solar$4.21B4.69$1.29B$11.7615.63
Canadian Solar$5.99B0.14$36.05M-$0.50-25.56

In the previous week, First Solar had 28 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for First Solar and 7 mentions for Canadian Solar. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.52 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Solar
22 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Canadian Solar
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Solar has a net margin of 29.72% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. First Solar's return on equity of 16.32% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Solar29.72% 16.32% 10.84%
Canadian Solar -0.18%-4.34%-1.27%

First Solar has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FSLR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FSLR vs. The Competition

MetricFirst SolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$19.72B$1.89B$7.73B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A7.32%10.92%3.99%
P/E Ratio15.646.2565.8319.98
Price / Sales4.69129.7639,803.52101.04
Price / Cash11.229.0036.2058.97
Price / Book2.472.984.055.87
Net Income$1.29B-$167.64M$4.25B$258.50M
7 Day Performance4.54%-0.67%1.15%1.93%
1 Month Performance20.39%13.75%3.98%12.29%
1 Year Performance-14.96%-5.55%13.45%19.06%

First Solar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FSLR
First Solar
4.9721 of 5 stars
$183.84
+1.7%
$225.73
+22.8%
-18.3%$19.72B$4.21B15.648,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CSIQ
Canadian Solar
2.4311 of 5 stars
$12.91
+5.4%
$14.16
+9.7%
-19.0%$864.25M$5.99B-25.811,224
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.8764 of 5 stars
$39.86
+0.7%
$60.84
+52.6%
-69.6%$5.21B$1.42B36.802,781Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RUN
Sunrun
4.6203 of 5 stars
$10.43
+1.9%
$14.30
+37.1%
-38.5%$2.38B$2.04B-0.8611,058
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.3198 of 5 stars
$29.08
+9.2%
$17.92
-38.4%
+13.1%$1.72B$901.46M-0.974,930Gap Up
TSLA
Tesla
4.6142 of 5 stars
$329.74
+0.0%
$298.97
-9.3%
+41.3%$1.06T$97.69B181.42125,665Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MRVL
Marvell Technology
4.9623 of 5 stars
$73.22
-1.9%
$94.47
+29.0%
+15.1%$63.41B$5.77B-128.797,042Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.655 of 5 stars
$74.32
-0.6%
$75.70
+1.9%
-21.7%$40.14B$4.40B-7,437.0019,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
4.9292 of 5 stars
$730.09
+0.7%
$802.33
+9.9%
-9.5%$35.02B$2.21B19.424,017News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.9027 of 5 stars
$73.13
+0.5%
$79.65
+8.9%
-36.3%$10.98B$4.18B28.6810,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.3054 of 5 stars
$141.00
-0.8%
$139.90
-0.8%
+35.1%$10.47B$845.21M-115.431,700News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:FSLR) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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