CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR – Get Free Report) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for CSLM Acquisition and Powell Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CSLM Acquisition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Powell Industries | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 |
CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 2,348.98%. Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $215.42, indicating a potential upside of 0.91%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than Powell Industries.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CSLM Acquisition | -14.34% | N/A | -19.80% |
| Powell Industries | 16.49% | 27.51% | 15.94% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CSLM Acquisition and Powell Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CSLM Acquisition | $300.00 million | 0.16 | -$45.35 million | ($0.47) | -0.47 |
| Powell Industries | $1.10 billion | 7.04 | $180.75 million | $5.21 | 40.98 |
Powell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than CSLM Acquisition. CSLM Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Powell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Powell Industries beats CSLM Acquisition on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CSLM Acquisition
Complete Solaria, Inc. engages in the provision of solar services. It offers sales enablement, project management, partner coordination, and customer communication. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, CA and does business as SunPower Corporation.
About Powell Industries
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company’s principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts. The company also provide field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, spare parts, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. It serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants, as well as electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers and other municipal, commercial, and industrial markets. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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