SHLS vs. KLIC, SIMO, HIMX, PL, NN, DQ, JKS, AAOI, PENG, and COMM
Should you be buying Shoals Technologies Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shoals Technologies Group include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), NextNav (NN), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and CommScope (COMM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Shoals Technologies Group vs.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Shoals Technologies Group had 4 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Shoals Technologies Group and 6 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Shoals Technologies Group's score of 0.14 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoals Technologies Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 361 more outperform votes than Shoals Technologies Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 50.27% of users gave Shoals Technologies Group an outperform vote.
Shoals Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Shoals Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Shoals Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Shoals Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $9.48, suggesting a potential upside of 109.62%. Given Shoals Technologies Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shoals Technologies Group is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
Shoals Technologies Group has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 0.48%. Shoals Technologies Group's return on equity of 9.83% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries and Shoals Technologies Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SHLS) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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