Reviewing CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) and Its Peers

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

Volatility and 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 peers have a beta of 3.51, indicating that their average stock price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and its peers’ 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 Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for CSLM Acquisition and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	586	1483	2268	66	2.41

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 212.14%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 1.24%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.47
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$3.52 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.75

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

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its peers 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.