Contrasting CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & Its Rivals

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of shares of all “Solar” companies are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary 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	575	1473	2263	66	2.42

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 241.77%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 6.07%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its rivals.

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	-2.26
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.09 billion	-$160.68 million	-2.41

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

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	-2,181.78%	-481.67%	-17.39%

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its rivals on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

CSLM Acquisition Company Profile

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.