Sequans Communications (SQNS) Competitors

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) and Sequans Communications (NYSE:SQNS) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, SPWR or SQNS?

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sequans Communications has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPWR or SQNS?

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 287.10%. Sequans Communications has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 324.71%. Given Sequans Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sequans Communications is more favorable than CSLM Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sequans Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, SPWR or SQNS?

Sequans Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSLM Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$181.44M	0.69	-$56.45M	N/A	N/A
Sequans Communications	$37.33M	0.88	$57.57M	$1.85	0.70

Is SPWR or SQNS more profitable?

Sequans Communications has a net margin of 142.92% compared to CSLM Acquisition's net margin of -21.35%. Sequans Communications' return on equity of 119.94% beat CSLM Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSLM Acquisition	-21.35%	-8.47%	8.23%
Sequans Communications	142.92%	119.94%	47.45%

Does the media favor SPWR or SQNS?

In the previous week, Sequans Communications had 1 more articles in the media than CSLM Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sequans Communications and 1 mentions for CSLM Acquisition. Sequans Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat CSLM Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Sequans Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CSLM Acquisition	Neutral
Sequans Communications	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SPWR or SQNS?

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Sequans Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Sequans Communications shares are owned by company 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

Sequans Communications beats CSLM Acquisition on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.