This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. SunPower (SPWR) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPWR vs. MXL, AOSL, CEVA, NVEC, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, and ADIShould you be buying SunPower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunPower include MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), CEVA (CEVA), NVE (NVEC), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Analog Devices (ADI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. SunPower vs. MaxLinear Alpha and Omega Semiconductor CEVA NVE QuickLogic GSI Technology NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Analog Devices SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SPWR or MXL? 47.4% of SunPower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of SunPower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SPWR or MXL more profitable? SunPower has a net margin of -14.15% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -68.01%. MaxLinear's return on equity of -21.94% beat SunPower's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SunPower-14.15% -40.95% -11.70% MaxLinear -68.01%-21.94%-13.58% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SPWR or MXL? MaxLinear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SunPower. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SunPower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunPower$1.69B0.18-$247.11M-$1.37-1.28MaxLinear$361.19M2.71-$245.20M-$2.63-4.40 Which has more volatility & risk, SPWR or MXL? SunPower has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SPWR or MXL? In the previous week, MaxLinear had 15 more articles in the media than SunPower. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MaxLinear and 0 mentions for SunPower. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat SunPower's score of 0.00 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SunPower Neutral MaxLinear Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPWR or MXL? SunPower received 33 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 55.99% of users gave SunPower an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunPowerOutperform Votes63655.99% Underperform Votes50044.01% MaxLinearOutperform Votes60372.22% Underperform Votes23227.78% Do analysts recommend SPWR or MXL? SunPower currently has a consensus target price of $1.07, indicating a potential downside of 39.09%. MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 64.76%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than SunPower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SunPower 4 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.20MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 SummaryMaxLinear beats SunPower on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SunPower News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPWR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SPWR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunPowerSemiconductors & related devices IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$308.64M$58.91B$7.28B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A2.19%10.95%4.10%P/E Ratio-1.2842.4254.3519.71Price / Sales0.1844.2823,751.13116.98Price / CashN/A26.4935.5034.62Price / Book1.017.003.534.50Net Income-$247.11M$760.21M$4.30B$248.18M SunPower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPWRSunPower0.3136 of 5 stars$1.76-9.7%$1.07-39.1%-30.9%$308.64M$1.69B-1.284,710Analyst UpgradeGap DownMXLMaxLinear3.8462 of 5 stars$12.05-3.1%$19.06+58.2%-37.5%$1.02B$361.19M-4.111,840Positive NewsAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor3.2768 of 5 stars$22.61-2.3%$32.33+43.0%-15.7%$665.07M$680.97M-28.262,450Positive NewsCEVACEVA2.5686 of 5 stars$20.90-1.6%$35.60+70.3%+2.9%$499.72M$109.11M-56.48480Positive NewsNVECNVE2.2485 of 5 stars$70.31-2.6%N/A-8.2%$340.09M$25.87M22.6850QUIKQuickLogic1.7192 of 5 stars$5.63-2.3%$10.87+93.0%-52.5%$88.95M$20.11M-56.3050Gap DownGSITGSI Technology0.3061 of 5 stars$3.27-3.5%N/A+14.8%$83.72M$20.52M-6.54180NVDANVIDIA4.9402 of 5 stars$135.57+0.1%$164.84+21.6%+41.8%$3.32T$130.50B53.3526,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAVGOBroadcom4.7516 of 5 stars$230.63+0.9%$229.48-0.5%+63.8%$1.08T$54.53B188.1220,000Positive NewsTXNTexas Instruments4.5614 of 5 stars$188.34-0.1%$189.41+0.6%-5.3%$171.10B$16.05B36.2933,000Positive NewsADIAnalog Devices4.8803 of 5 stars$224.54-1.1%$251.20+11.9%+3.2%$111.37B$9.34B71.5124,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MXL Alternatives AOSL Alternatives CEVA Alternatives NVEC Alternatives QUIK Alternatives GSIT Alternatives NVDA Alternatives AVGO Alternatives TXN Alternatives ADI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SPWR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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