Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, LSCC or FSLR?

Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LSCC or FSLR?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Lattice Semiconductor. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Lattice Semiconductor	$488.74M	13.16	$61.13M	$0.37	126.40
First Solar	$4.26B	3.93	$830.78M	$11.76	13.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSCC or FSLR?

First Solar received 616 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.73% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 56.74% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 562 69.73%	Underperform Votes 244 30.27%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1178 56.74%	Underperform Votes 898 43.26%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LSCC or FSLR?

98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LSCC or FSLR?

Lattice Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $63.15, suggesting a potential upside of 35.04%. First Solar has a consensus price target of $227.37, suggesting a potential upside of 45.94%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Lattice Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
First Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is LSCC or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Lattice Semiconductor's net margin of 12.00%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lattice Semiconductor	12.00%	11.22%	9.39%
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%

Does the media refer more to LSCC or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 12 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for First Solar and 11 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat First Solar's score of 0.82 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lattice Semiconductor	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Solar	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Solar beats Lattice Semiconductor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.