Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SLAB or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 25 more articles in the media than Silicon Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for First Solar and 6 mentions for Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat First Solar's score of 0.55 indicating that Silicon Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Laboratories	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SLAB or FSLR?

Silicon Laboratories presently has a consensus target price of $126.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.27%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $229.19, indicating a potential upside of 36.54%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
First Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLAB or FSLR?

First Solar received 475 more outperform votes than Silicon Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.79% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote while only 56.79% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 705 67.79%	Underperform Votes 335 32.21%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1180 56.79%	Underperform Votes 898 43.21%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SLAB or FSLR?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories 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
Silicon Laboratories	$655.73M	6.78	-$191.01M	-$5.11	-26.70
First Solar	$4.26B	4.23	$830.78M	$11.76	14.27

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

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Silicon Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SLAB or FSLR?

Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% 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.

Is SLAB or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Silicon Laboratories' net margin of -32.69%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Silicon Laboratories' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Laboratories	-32.69%	-10.46%	-9.12%
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%

Summary

First Solar beats Silicon Laboratories on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.