Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate ENPH or FSLR?

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus target price of $133.45, indicating a potential upside of 16.74%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $238.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.55%. Given First Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Enphase Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ENPH or FSLR?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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
Enphase Energy	$2.29B	6.79	$438.94M	$1.92	59.54
First Solar	$3.32B	6.37	$830.78M	$9.54	20.71

Does the media prefer ENPH or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 10 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for First Solar and 11 mentions for Enphase Energy. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.66 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Solar	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ENPH or FSLR?

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Solar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENPH or FSLR?

First Solar received 322 more outperform votes than Enphase Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.17% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 771 65.17%	Underperform Votes 412 34.83%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1093 55.48%	Underperform Votes 877 44.52%

Which has more volatility & risk, ENPH or FSLR?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENPH or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 28.75% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 15.10%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 31.89% beat First Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	15.10%	31.89%	9.11%
First Solar	28.75%	16.24%	10.61%

Summary

First Solar beats Enphase Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.