FSLR vs. MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, SWKS, ALTR, MTSI, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, and SLAB
Should you be buying First Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Solar include Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Altair Engineering (ALTR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), and Silicon Laboratories (SLAB). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
First Solar vs.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.
Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
First Solar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marvell Technology received 371 more outperform votes than First Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.19% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.
Marvell Technology presently has a consensus target price of $94.73, suggesting a potential upside of 37.61%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $227.94, suggesting a potential upside of 38.47%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Marvell Technology.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 10 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Marvell Technology and 24 mentions for First Solar. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Marvell Technology's score of 0.81 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -27.49%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.
Summary
First Solar beats Marvell Technology on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FSLR) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
