Contrasting Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) and SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWRW)

Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) and SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWRW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Ascent Solar Technologies and SunPower, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascent Solar Technologies	1	1	1	0	2.00
SunPower	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ascent Solar Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 577.97%. Given Ascent Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ascent Solar Technologies is more favorable than SunPower.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ascent Solar Technologies and SunPower’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Solar Technologies	-7,311.40%	-127.37%	-86.27%
SunPower	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ascent Solar Technologies and SunPower”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Solar Technologies	$113,093.00	256.05	-$7.83 million	($2.46)	-1.20
SunPower	$294.38 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SunPower has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies.

Summary

Ascent Solar Technologies beats SunPower on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ascent Solar Technologies

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a solar technology company, engages in the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic solar modules in the United States. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and value-added resellers. It serves agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.

About SunPower

Complete Solaria, Inc. provides solar technology and installation services. It offers solar panel designing and installation services, as well as develops a solar digital platform for homeowners and installers. The company also provide financing for solar panels. Complete Solaria, Inc. is based in Fremont, California.