Silicon Laboratories (SLAB) Competitors

Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor SLAB or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 32 more articles in the media than Silicon Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for First Solar and 10 mentions for Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat First Solar's score of 0.79 indicating that Silicon Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Laboratories	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SLAB or FSLR?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Silicon Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SLAB or FSLR?

Silicon Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $136.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.22%. First Solar has a consensus price target of $262.08, suggesting a potential upside of 107.44%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Solar is more favorable than Silicon Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Which has more volatility and risk, SLAB or FSLR?

Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLAB or FSLR?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Laboratories. Silicon Laboratories 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
Silicon Laboratories	$584.39M	6.74	-$191.01M	-$5.94	-20.43
First Solar	$4.21B	3.22	$830.78M	$12.01	10.52

Is SLAB or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Silicon Laboratories' net margin of -32.69%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Silicon Laboratories' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Laboratories	-32.69%	-10.46%	-9.12%
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLAB or FSLR?

First Solar received 456 more outperform votes than Silicon Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.93% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote while only 56.47% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Laboratories	Outperform Votes 701 67.93%	Underperform Votes 331 32.07%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1157 56.47%	Underperform Votes 892 43.53%

Summary

First Solar beats Silicon Laboratories on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.