Analyzing CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) and The Competition

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) is one of 52 public companies in the “Solar” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare CSLM Acquisition to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.40
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$3.52 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.78

CSLM Acquisition’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than CSLM Acquisition. CSLM Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSLM Acquisition	-18.51%	-0.35%	0.27%
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	-2,178.44%	-481.67%	-17.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for CSLM Acquisition and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	586	1482	2268	66	2.41

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 221.43%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 2.48%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition’s competitors have a beta of 3.50, indicating that their average share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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.