Onsemi (ON) Competitors

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

Is FSLR or ON more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Onsemi's net margin of 23.80%. Onsemi's return on equity of 22.38% beat First Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Onsemi	23.80%	22.38%	13.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSLR or ON?

Onsemi received 60 more outperform votes than First Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Onsemi an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1136 56.15%	Underperform Votes 887 43.85%
Onsemi	Outperform Votes 1196 70.27%	Underperform Votes 506 29.73%

Do analysts recommend FSLR or ON?

First Solar presently has a consensus target price of $280.50, indicating a potential upside of 51.75%. Onsemi has a consensus target price of $86.30, indicating a potential upside of 28.22%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Onsemi.

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
Onsemi	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSLR or ON?

Onsemi has higher revenue and earnings than First Solar. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onsemi, 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	5.96	$830.78M	$11.61	15.92
Onsemi	$8.25B	3.47	$2.18B	$4.03	16.70

Does the media favor FSLR or ON?

In the previous week, Onsemi had 64 more articles in the media than First Solar. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Onsemi and 15 mentions for First Solar. Onsemi's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat First Solar's score of 0.79 indicating that Onsemi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onsemi	45 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FSLR or ON?

First Solar has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onsemi has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSLR or ON?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Onsemi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Onsemi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Onsemi beats First Solar on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.