Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS – Get Free Report) and Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Skyworks Solutions and Maxeon Solar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Skyworks Solutions | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Skyworks Solutions and Maxeon Solar Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Skyworks Solutions | $4.09 billion | 2.78 | $477.10 million | $1.93 | 39.08 |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | $176.41 million | 0.07 | -$614.30 million | ($163.07) | -0.00 |
Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Maxeon Solar Technologies. Maxeon Solar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Skyworks Solutions and Maxeon Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Skyworks Solutions | 7.23% | 10.74% | 7.95% |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Skyworks Solutions beats Maxeon Solar Technologies on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Skyworks Solutions
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products in the United States, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, light emitting diode drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, optocouplers/optoisolators, phase locked loops, phase shifters, power dividers/combiners, power over ethernet, power isolators, receivers, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators. The company products are the used in aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, defense, entertainment and gaming, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets. It sells its products through direct sales force, electronic component distributors, and independent sales representatives. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1962 and is based in Irvine, California.
About Maxeon Solar Technologies
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells solar panels and related solar system components worldwide. The company provides interdigitated back contact and shingled solar cells and panels under the SunPower brand. It offers its products to dealers, project developers, system integrators, distributors, resellers, and residential and small-scale commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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