Comparing CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & The Competition

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 similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.45
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.07 billion	-$160.68 million	1.30

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.

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

Volatility and Risk

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition’s competitors have a beta of 3.44, meaning that their average share price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	2	1	2.60
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	560	1458	2241	65	2.42

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $5.70, indicating a potential upside of 232.36%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 0.38%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its competitors.

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	-2,293.26%	-503.72%	-18.57%

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.