First Solar (FSLR) Competitors

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASX or FSLR?

6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ASX or FSLR?

ASE Technology currently has a consensus target price of $7.84, suggesting a potential downside of 22.46%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $231.36, suggesting a potential upside of 29.45%. Given ASE Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASX or FSLR?

First Solar received 714 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.35% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote while only 55.28% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 370 64.35%	Underperform Votes 205 35.65%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1084 55.28%	Underperform Votes 877 44.72%

Is ASX or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 25.03% compared to First Solar's net margin of 5.44%. ASE Technology's return on equity of 13.80% beat First Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASE Technology	5.44%	10.29%	4.61%
First Solar	25.03%	13.80%	9.16%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ASX or FSLR?

ASE Technology has higher revenue and earnings than First Solar. ASE 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASE Technology	$18.69B	1.19	$1.16B	$0.47	21.50
First Solar	$3.32B	5.76	$830.78M	$7.74	23.09

Which has more risk and volatility, ASX or FSLR?

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ASX or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 17 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for First Solar and 6 mentions for ASE Technology. ASE Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat First Solar's score of 0.47 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASE Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Solar	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Solar beats ASE Technology on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.