Comparing China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED)

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Universal Display and China Sunergy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Display	1	4	3	0	2.25
China Sunergy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Universal Display presently has a consensus price target of $116.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.44%. Given Universal Display’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Universal Display shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Display and China Sunergy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Display	32.24%	11.35%	10.17%
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Universal Display has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Sunergy has a beta of 3.78, meaning that its share price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Universal Display and China Sunergy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Display	$606.91 million	6.55	$242.07 million	$4.13	20.95
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Universal Display has higher revenue and earnings than China Sunergy.

Summary

Universal Display beats China Sunergy on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Universal Display

Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers PHOLED technologies and materials for displays and lighting products under the UniversalPHOLED brand. It is also involved in the research, development, and commercialization of other OLED device and manufacturing technologies, including FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; and OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology. In addition, the company provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products; and contract research services in the areas of chemical synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications, as well as engages in the intellectual property and technology licensing activities. Universal Display Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

About China Sunergy

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets solar cells and modules in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon solar cells; and standard P-type solar cells, HP solar cells, and emitter cells, as well as solar modules for use in a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and other solar power generation systems. It also invests in, develops, and operates solar power projects. The company sells its products to system integrators, solar power project developers, and solar power product distributors under the CSUN brand name, as well as on an original equipment manufacturing basis. China Sunergy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.