FSLR vs. ENPH, WDS, EQT, PBA, CTRA, MRO, OVV, WES, PR, and TPL
Should you be buying First Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Solar include Enphase Energy (ENPH), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), EQT (EQT), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Marathon Oil (MRO), Ovintiv (OVV), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Permian Resources (PR), and Texas Pacific Land (TPL). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, First Solar had 8 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for First Solar and 16 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat First Solar's score of 0.73 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
First Solar received 318 more outperform votes than Enphase Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.09% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.07% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.
82.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Solar has a net margin of 25.03% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 19.16%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 47.73% beat First Solar's return on equity.
First Solar has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Solar currently has a consensus target price of $231.48, suggesting a potential upside of 54.86%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $153.65, suggesting a potential upside of 38.18%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Enphase Energy.
Summary
First Solar beats Enphase Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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