Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Competitors

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is CSIQ or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Canadian Solar's net margin of -0.18%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 24.55% beat Canadian Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Solar	-0.18%	-4.34%	-1.27%
Enphase Energy	11.78%	24.55%	6.63%

Does the media refer more to CSIQ or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Canadian Solar. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Enphase Energy and 6 mentions for Canadian Solar. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Canadian Solar's score of 0.52 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar currently has a consensus price target of $14.39, suggesting a potential upside of 15.20%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $55.22, suggesting a potential upside of 52.48%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Enphase Energy	13 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CSIQ or ENPH?

Enphase Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canadian Solar. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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	0.14	$36.05M	-$0.50	-24.99
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	3.56	$102.66M	$1.28	28.29

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CSIQ or ENPH?

52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CSIQ or ENPH?

Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Canadian Solar on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.