Critical Comparison: CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) and Its Peers

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

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its rivals’ 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%	-501.70%	-17.55%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.31
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.06 billion	-$160.68 million	-3.32

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

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for CSLM Acquisition and its rivals, 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	572	1472	2262	66	2.42

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 233.33%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 2.26%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its rivals on 10 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.