Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Cirrus Logic. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cirrus Logic, 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	$4.21B	3.30	$830.78M	$12.01	10.79
Cirrus Logic	$1.84B	2.60	$274.57M	$5.51	16.38

Do analysts prefer FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $257.42, suggesting a potential upside of 98.58%. Cirrus Logic has a consensus price target of $132.86, suggesting a potential upside of 47.24%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Cirrus Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

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

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FSLR or CRUS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 26 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for First Solar and 14 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat First Solar's score of 0.77 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	22 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cirrus Logic	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSLR or CRUS more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of 16.55%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Cirrus Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Cirrus Logic	16.55%	16.60%	13.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar received 383 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.88% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.53% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1160 56.53%	Underperform Votes 892 43.47%
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 777 71.88%	Underperform Votes 304 28.12%

Summary

First Solar beats Cirrus Logic on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.