Head to Head Review: CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) versus 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 earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.29
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.08 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.29

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.

Volatility and Risk

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share 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 share price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CSLM Acquisition and its rivals, 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	569	1469	2260	66	2.42

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 237.50%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 3.36%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held by 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.

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	-2,292.07%	-486.85%	-17.73%

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.