Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) and Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, CSIQ or PI?

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impinj has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSIQ or PI?

Canadian Solar received 67 more outperform votes than Impinj when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.56% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Solar	Outperform Votes 538 58.35%	Underperform Votes 384 41.65%
Impinj	Outperform Votes 471 68.56%	Underperform Votes 216 31.44%

Is CSIQ or PI more profitable?

Impinj has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of 0.01%. Impinj's return on equity of 7.11% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Solar	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%
Impinj	11.15%	7.11%	1.90%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CSIQ or PI?

Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, 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
Canadian Solar	$5.99B	0.08	$274.19M	$0.38	19.63
Impinj	$366.09M	5.35	$40.84M	$1.36	50.49

Does the media prefer CSIQ or PI?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 3 more articles in the media than Impinj. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Canadian Solar and 9 mentions for Impinj. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.51 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Solar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Impinj	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CSIQ or PI?

52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Impinj shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CSIQ or PI?

Canadian Solar presently has a consensus target price of $17.54, suggesting a potential upside of 135.16%. Impinj has a consensus target price of $183.44, suggesting a potential upside of 167.14%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Impinj is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Solar	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Impinj beats Canadian Solar on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.