SunPower (SPWR) Competitors

SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor SPWR or MXL?

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 10 more articles in the media than SunPower. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MaxLinear and 5 mentions for SunPower. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat SunPower's score of 0.00 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SunPower	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MaxLinear	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SPWR or MXL?

SunPower has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPWR or MXL?

SunPower currently has a consensus price target of $1.23, indicating a potential downside of 35.10%. MaxLinear has a consensus price target of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 84.36%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than SunPower.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunPower	5 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.17
MaxLinear	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunPower	$1.69B	0.20	-$247.11M	-$1.37	-1.38
MaxLinear	$361.19M	2.42	-$245.20M	-$2.63	-3.93

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 56.08% of users gave SunPower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SunPower	Outperform Votes 636 56.08%	Underperform Votes 498 43.92%
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 603 72.22%	Underperform Votes 232 27.78%

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%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPWR or MXL?

47.4% of SunPower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SunPower shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MaxLinear beats SunPower on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.