ENPH vs. FSLR, MRO, WES, TPL, EQT, OVV, PR, PAA, CHK, and FTI
Should you be buying Enphase Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enphase Energy include First Solar (FSLR), Marathon Oil (MRO), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), EQT (EQT), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. First 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.
First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to First Solar's net margin of 15.10%. First Solar's return on equity of 31.89% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.
92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Solar presently has a consensus target price of $238.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $133.45, suggesting a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Enphase Energy.
First Solar has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Solar received 322 more outperform votes than Enphase Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.17% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Solar had 16 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for First Solar and 11 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat First Solar's score of 0.68 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First Solar beats Enphase Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ENPH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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