American Superconductor (AMSC) Competitors

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Is ENPH or AMSC more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 10.43% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 2.71%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 21.43% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	10.43%	21.43%	5.80%
American Superconductor	2.71%	8.89%	5.53%

Do analysts prefer ENPH or AMSC?

Enphase Energy currently has a consensus target price of $65.44, indicating a potential upside of 54.11%. American Superconductor has a consensus target price of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 16.38%. Given Enphase Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than American Superconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	12 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Superconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ENPH or AMSC?

Enphase Energy has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. Enphase Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Superconductor, 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
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	4.19	$102.66M	$1.08	39.31
American Superconductor	$222.82M	7.14	$6.03M	$0.15	268.40

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ENPH or AMSC?

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of American Superconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ENPH or AMSC?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.91, indicating that its stock price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ENPH or AMSC?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 20 more articles in the media than American Superconductor. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Enphase Energy and 7 mentions for American Superconductor. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat American Superconductor's score of 0.50 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Superconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Enphase Energy beats American Superconductor on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.