SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) & Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) Critical Survey

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SiTime and Ascent Solar Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SiTime	$283.61 million	7.75	$23.25 million	($1.74)	-56.87
Ascent Solar Technologies	$1.22 million	0.26	-$19.75 million	($178.00)	-0.01

SiTime has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Solar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares SiTime and Ascent Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiTime	-19.08%	-5.40%	-5.12%
Ascent Solar Technologies	-9,484.43%	-7,017.74%	-167.64%

Risk and Volatility

SiTime has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of SiTime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for SiTime and Ascent Solar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiTime	0	2	5	0	2.71
Ascent Solar Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

SiTime presently has a consensus price target of $141.43, indicating a potential upside of 42.93%. Given SiTime’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe SiTime is more favorable than Ascent Solar Technologies.

Summary

SiTime beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SiTime

SiTime Corporation designs, develops, and sells silicon timing systems solutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, and internationally. The company provides resonators and clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators. Its solutions have applications in various markets, including communications and enterprise, automotive, industrial, Internet of Things, mobile, consumer, and aerospace and defense. The company sells its timing products through distributors and resellers. SiTime Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

About Ascent Solar Technologies

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells copper-indium-gallium-diselenide photovoltaic products for agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles applications. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and value-added resellers. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.