Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) & Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) Head to Head Comparison

Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) and Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Complete Solaria and Netlist”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Complete Solaria	$59.85 million	1.80	-$269.55 million	N/A	N/A
Netlist	$69.21 million	3.73	-$60.40 million	($0.22)	-4.32

Netlist has higher revenue and earnings than Complete Solaria.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Netlist shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.5% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Netlist shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Complete Solaria and Netlist, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Complete Solaria	0	0	1	0	3.00
Netlist	0	0	1	0	3.00

Complete Solaria currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 173.97%. Netlist has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.59%. Given Complete Solaria’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Complete Solaria is more favorable than Netlist.

Profitability

This table compares Complete Solaria and Netlist’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Complete Solaria	-434.43%	N/A	-118.69%
Netlist	-50.76%	-356.11%	-95.47%

Volatility & Risk

Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netlist has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Netlist beats Complete Solaria on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Complete Solaria

Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About Netlist

Netlist, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets memory subsystems for the server, high-performance computing, and communications markets in the United States and internationally. The company portfolio of proprietary technologies and design techniques, includes efficient planar design, alternative packaging techniques, and custom semiconductor logic, to deliver memory subsystems; and sells specialty memory modules and flash-based products for use in data center and industrial applications. It resells component products, including solid state drive (SSD), NAND flash, and dual inline memory module (DIMM) to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders, and cloud and datacenter customers; and sells component inventory to distributors and other users of memory integrated circuits. The company markets and sells its products through a direct sales force and a network of independent sales representatives. Netlist, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.