Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN – Get Free Report) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | $176.41 million | 0.07 | -$614.30 million | ($163.07) | 0.00 |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | $80,000.00 | 582.97 | -$7.83 million | ($2.46) | -2.00 |
Ascent Solar Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maxeon Solar Technologies. Ascent Solar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maxeon Solar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Maxeon Solar Technologies and Ascent Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | -7,311.40% | -127.37% | -86.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Maxeon Solar Technologies and Ascent Solar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ascent Solar Technologies has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 305.68%. Given Ascent Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ascent Solar Technologies is more favorable than Maxeon Solar Technologies.
Summary
Ascent Solar Technologies beats Maxeon Solar Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Ascent Solar Technologies
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a solar technology company, engages in the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic solar modules in the United States. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and value-added resellers. It serves agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
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