Head to Head Review: CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & Its Rivals

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

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	-2.26
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.09 billion	-$160.68 million	-2.41

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CSLM Acquisition and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	575	1473	2263	66	2.42

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 241.77%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 6.07%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk & Volatility

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-2,181.78%	-481.67%	-17.39%

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its competitors on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

CSLM Acquisition Company Profile

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.