Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CRUS or FSLR?

Cirrus Logic presently has a consensus price target of $123.86, suggesting a potential upside of 32.40%. First Solar has a consensus price target of $249.96, suggesting a potential upside of 82.13%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Cirrus Logic.

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

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

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CRUS or FSLR 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
Cirrus Logic	16.55%	16.60%	13.61%
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%

Does the media favor CRUS or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 42 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for First Solar and 17 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat First Solar's score of 0.89 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cirrus Logic	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	30 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRUS or FSLR?

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
Cirrus Logic	$1.84B	2.70	$274.57M	$5.51	16.98
First Solar	$4.21B	3.50	$830.78M	$12.01	11.43

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRUS or FSLR?

First Solar received 387 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.84% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 778 71.84%	Underperform Votes 305 28.16%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1165 56.61%	Underperform Votes 893 43.39%

Which has more volatility & risk, CRUS or FSLR?

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

Summary

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