Analyzing CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) and Its Rivals

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CSLM Acquisition and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	586	1482	2268	66	2.41

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 221.43%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 2.48%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its rivals’ 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%

Insider & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.40
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$3.51 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.78

CSLM Acquisition’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than CSLM Acquisition. CSLM Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

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

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its rivals 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.