Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Competitors

Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) 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 risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is PBA or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to Pembina Pipeline's net margin of 21.61%. First Solar's return on equity of 16.24% beat Pembina Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembina Pipeline	21.61%	13.33%	5.66%
First Solar	28.75%	16.24%	10.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PBA or FSLR?

First Solar received 578 more outperform votes than Pembina Pipeline when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.62% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pembina Pipeline	Outperform Votes 515 66.62%	Underperform Votes 258 33.38%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1093 55.48%	Underperform Votes 877 44.52%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PBA or FSLR?

Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than First Solar. Pembina Pipeline 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
Pembina Pipeline	$6.70B	3.19	$1.32B	$2.30	16.06
First Solar	$3.32B	6.37	$830.78M	$9.54	20.71

Do analysts rate PBA or FSLR?

Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus target price of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.14%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $238.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than First Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pembina Pipeline	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Does the media favor PBA or FSLR?

In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 7 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 27 mentions for First Solar. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 0.43 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pembina Pipeline	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Solar	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PBA or FSLR?

Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Solar shares are held by company 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.

Summary

First Solar beats Pembina Pipeline on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.