Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar presently has a consensus target price of $276.29, suggesting a potential upside of 66.27%. Cirrus Logic has a consensus target price of $132.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.72%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar received 371 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.89% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.31% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1146 56.31%	Underperform Votes 889 43.69%
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 775 71.89%	Underperform Votes 303 28.11%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$3.32B	5.36	$830.78M	$11.61	14.31
Cirrus Logic	$1.79B	2.99	$274.57M	$5.90	17.05

Does the media favor FSLR or CRUS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 19 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for First Solar and 4 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.85 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cirrus Logic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or CRUS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% 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 17.19%. Cirrus Logic's return on equity of 18.15% beat First Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Cirrus Logic	17.19%	18.15%	14.80%

Summary

First Solar beats Cirrus Logic on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.