Xperi (XPER) Competitors

Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, XPER or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian 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
Xperi	$521.33M	0.81	-$136.61M	-$2.49	-3.71
Canadian Solar	$7.61B	0.13	$274.19M	$0.51	29.65

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XPER or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar received 186 more outperform votes than Xperi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.67% of users gave Xperi an outperform vote while only 58.97% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xperi	Outperform Votes 350 65.67%	Underperform Votes 183 34.33%
Canadian Solar	Outperform Votes 536 58.97%	Underperform Votes 373 41.03%

Does the media refer more to XPER or CSIQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 4 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Canadian Solar and 4 mentions for Xperi. Canadian Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Xperi's score of 0.32 indicating that Canadian Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xperi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Solar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is XPER or CSIQ more profitable?

Canadian Solar has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Xperi's net margin of -21.67%. Canadian Solar's return on equity of 0.99% beat Xperi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xperi	-21.67%	-10.15%	-5.99%
Canadian Solar	0.56%	0.99%	0.31%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XPER or CSIQ?

94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Xperi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, XPER or CSIQ?

Xperi has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer XPER or CSIQ?

Xperi presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 105.85%. Canadian Solar has a consensus price target of $22.03, indicating a potential upside of 45.69%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than Canadian Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xperi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Canadian Solar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Summary

Canadian Solar beats Xperi on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.