FTC Solar (FTCI) Competitors

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend FTCI or CRNT?

FTC Solar currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Ceragon Networks has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 144.90%. Given Ceragon Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ceragon Networks is more favorable than FTC Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ceragon Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FTCI or CRNT?

Ceragon Networks has higher revenue and earnings than FTC Solar. FTC Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceragon Networks, 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
FTC Solar	$55.57M	1.06	-$50.29M	-$3.74	-1.20
Ceragon Networks	$394.34M	0.55	$24.06M	$0.26	9.42

Which has more volatility & risk, FTCI or CRNT?

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceragon Networks has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FTCI or CRNT?

In the previous week, FTC Solar had 2 more articles in the media than Ceragon Networks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FTC Solar and 3 mentions for Ceragon Networks. FTC Solar's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Ceragon Networks' score of 1.02 indicating that FTC Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTC Solar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ceragon Networks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FTCI or CRNT?

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Ceragon Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of FTC Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Ceragon Networks shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTCI or CRNT?

Ceragon Networks received 397 more outperform votes than FTC Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.25% of users gave Ceragon Networks an outperform vote while only 43.28% of users gave FTC Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTC Solar	Outperform Votes 29 43.28%	Underperform Votes 38 56.72%
Ceragon Networks	Outperform Votes 426 64.25%	Underperform Votes 237 35.75%

Is FTCI or CRNT more profitable?

Ceragon Networks has a net margin of 6.10% compared to FTC Solar's net margin of -82.90%. Ceragon Networks' return on equity of 21.32% beat FTC Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-82.90%	-98.67%	-44.11%
Ceragon Networks	6.10%	21.32%	10.29%

Summary

Ceragon Networks beats FTC Solar on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.