Contrasting CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & The Competition

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) is one of 217 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare CSLM Acquisition to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition’s peers have a beta of -21.20, meaning that their average share price is 2,220% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$283.12 million	-$45.35 million	-1.26
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$2.38 billion	$139.72 million	22.80

CSLM Acquisition’s peers have higher revenue and 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations 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	0	0	0	1.00
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	2273	5143	7160	433	2.38

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 35.35%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CSLM Acquisition has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	-4.82%	N/A	-5.38%
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	-358.38%	-46.43%	-8.07%

Summary

CSLM Acquisition peers beat CSLM Acquisition on 7 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.