First Solar (FSLR) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSLR or MRVL?

Marvell Technology received 350 more outperform votes than First Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.82% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1138 56.20%	Underperform Votes 887 43.80%
Marvell Technology	Outperform Votes 1488 66.82%	Underperform Votes 739 33.18%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSLR or MRVL?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or MRVL?

First Solar has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSLR or MRVL more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -18.30%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Marvell Technology	-18.30%	4.31%	3.02%

Does the media refer more to FSLR or MRVL?

In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 20 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Marvell Technology and 26 mentions for First Solar. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat First Solar's score of 0.91 indicating that Marvell Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marvell Technology	29 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FSLR or MRVL?

First Solar currently has a consensus price target of $280.71, suggesting a potential upside of 35.01%. Marvell Technology has a consensus price target of $96.43, suggesting a potential downside of 0.44%. Given First Solar's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Marvell Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Marvell Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSLR or MRVL?

First Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Solar, 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
First Solar	$3.32B	6.71	$830.78M	$11.61	17.91
Marvell Technology	$5.51B	15.58	-$933.40M	-$1.11	-87.26

Summary

First Solar beats Marvell Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.