SEDG vs. CREE, IPGP, SHLS, JKS, CSIQ, BSM, AROC, CVI, HCC, and BTU
Should you be buying SolarEdge Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SolarEdge Technologies include Cree (CREE), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), JinkoSolar (JKS), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Archrock (AROC), CVR Energy (CVI), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), and Peabody Energy (BTU).
SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) and Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
SolarEdge Technologies has a net margin of 1.15% compared to Cree's net margin of -83.60%. SolarEdge Technologies' return on equity of 5.00% beat Cree's return on equity.
SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cree has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SolarEdge Technologies had 13 more articles in the media than Cree. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for SolarEdge Technologies and 13 mentions for Cree. SolarEdge Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Cree's score of 0.29 indicating that SolarEdge Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SolarEdge Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Cree. Cree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SolarEdge Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cree received 310 more outperform votes than SolarEdge Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote while only 63.99% of users gave SolarEdge Technologies an outperform vote.
SolarEdge Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $98.38, suggesting a potential upside of 69.05%. Given SolarEdge Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SolarEdge Technologies is more favorable than Cree.
95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Cree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
SolarEdge Technologies beats Cree on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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