First Solar (FSLR) Competitors

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

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

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or ASX?

First Solar has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or ASX?

First Solar received 737 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.36% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote while only 55.76% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1109 55.76%	Underperform Votes 880 44.24%
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 372 64.36%	Underperform Votes 206 35.64%

Do analysts prefer FSLR or ASX?

First Solar currently has a consensus price target of $273.96, indicating a potential upside of 20.83%. ASE Technology has a consensus price target of $9.20, indicating a potential downside of 11.03%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FSLR or ASX more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.41%. First Solar's return on equity of 16.24% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	28.75%	16.24%	10.61%
ASE Technology	5.41%	10.09%	4.60%

Does the media prefer FSLR or ASX?

In the previous week, First Solar had 14 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Solar and 15 mentions for ASE Technology. ASE Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat First Solar's score of 0.58 indicating that ASE Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ASE Technology	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, FSLR or ASX?

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
First Solar	$3.32B	7.31	$830.78M	$9.54	23.77
ASE Technology	$18.69B	1.21	$1.16B	$0.46	22.48

Summary

First Solar beats ASE Technology on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.