Head to Head Contrast: CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & Its Peers

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

Institutional & 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company 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	-2,292.07%	-486.85%	-17.73%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.29
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.08 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.29

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.

Volatility & Risk

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings 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	569	1469	2260	66	2.42

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 237.50%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 3.36%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its competitors.

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.