Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, LSCC or FSLR?

Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	13.47	$61.13M	$0.37	129.35
First Solar	$4.26B	4.42	$830.78M	$11.76	14.90

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%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LSCC or FSLR?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSCC or FSLR?

First Solar received 618 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.73% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 56.79% 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 1180 56.79%	Underperform Votes 898 43.21%

Do analysts rate LSCC or FSLR?

Lattice Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $63.15, indicating a potential upside of 31.96%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $229.19, indicating a potential upside of 30.78%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than First Solar.

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)	4 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media prefer LSCC or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 28 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for First Solar and 4 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat First Solar's score of 0.60 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 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.