Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar received 322 more outperform votes than Enphase Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.17% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1093 55.48%	Underperform Votes 877 44.52%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 771 65.17%	Underperform Votes 412 34.83%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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
First Solar	$3.56B	5.93	$830.78M	$9.54	20.71
Enphase Energy	$1.83B	8.51	$438.94M	$1.92	59.54

Is FSLR or ENPH more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to First Solar's net margin of 15.10%. First Solar's return on equity of 31.89% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	28.75%	16.24%	10.61%
Enphase Energy	15.10%	31.89%	9.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FSLR or ENPH?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $238.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $133.45, suggesting a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Enphase Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Enphase Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

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

92.1% of First Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FSLR or ENPH?

In the previous week, First Solar had 13 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Solar and 12 mentions for Enphase Energy. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.65 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Solar beats Enphase Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.