CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & Its Rivals Critical Comparison

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) is one of 52 publicly-traded companies in the “Solar” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare CSLM Acquisition to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-2,178.44%	-481.67%	-17.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for CSLM Acquisition and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	580	1476	2265	66	2.41

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 262.42%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 12.08%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition’s competitors have a beta of 3.50, suggesting that their average share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.13
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.07 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.15

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.

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.