Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

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

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

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cirrus Logic 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, CRUS or FSLR?

Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRUS or FSLR?

First Solar received 381 more outperform votes than Cirrus Logic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.85% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 56.47% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 776 71.85%	Underperform Votes 304 28.15%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1157 56.47%	Underperform Votes 892 43.53%

Do analysts rate CRUS or FSLR?

Cirrus Logic currently has a consensus target price of $132.86, indicating a potential upside of 24.37%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $262.08, indicating a potential upside of 95.90%. 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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	3.08	$274.57M	$5.51	19.39
First Solar	$4.21B	3.41	$830.78M	$12.01	11.14

Does the media favor CRUS or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 34 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for First Solar and 9 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat First Solar's score of 0.97 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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