Reviewing Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) and SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG)

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) and Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for SolarEdge Technologies and Complete Solaria, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SolarEdge Technologies	3	26	4	0	2.03
Complete Solaria	0	0	2	0	3.00

SolarEdge Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $51.62, indicating a potential upside of 187.71%. Complete Solaria has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 237.08%. Given Complete Solaria’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Complete Solaria is more favorable than SolarEdge Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SolarEdge Technologies and Complete Solaria’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SolarEdge Technologies	$2.98 billion	0.35	$34.33 million	($4.65)	-3.86
Complete Solaria	$87.62 million	1.29	-$269.55 million	N/A	N/A

SolarEdge Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Complete Solaria.

Risk & Volatility

SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 92.5% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SolarEdge Technologies and Complete Solaria’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SolarEdge Technologies	-33.86%	-18.00%	-9.59%
Complete Solaria	-434.43%	N/A	-118.69%

Summary

SolarEdge Technologies beats Complete Solaria on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SolarEdge Technologies

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) optimized inverter systems for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Solar and Energy Storage. The Solar segment offers power optimizers, inverters, batteries, storage solutions, electric vehicle chargers, smart tracking solutions, and smart energy management software products; Monitoring platform, a cloud-based monitoring platform, which collects power, voltage, current, and system data sent from inverters and power optimizers; and MySolarEdge app, that enables system owners to track their real-time system production and household energy consumption. This segment also provides Designer platform, an web-based tool that helps solar professionals to plan, build, and validate residential and commercial systems; Mapper application for registering the physical layout of new PV sites installed with DC optimized inverter systems; SetApp application that activates and configurate inverters; and grid services. The Energy Storage segment provides lithium-ion cells and containerized battery systems (BESS) solutions for commercial, industrial, and utility markets; modules and racks; purpose-built components and solutions, and hardware and software tools; and pre and post sales engineering support for designing, building, and managing battery and system solutions. The company offers e-mobility products, automated machines, and UPS products; and pre-sales support, ongoing trainings, and technical support and after installation services. It sells its products through solar installers and distributors, electrical equipment wholesalers, and PV module manufacturers, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction firms. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

About Complete Solaria

Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.