CSLM Acquisition (SPWR) & Its Rivals Head to Head Review

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 dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CSLM Acquisition and its rivals, as provided 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	578	1473	2264	66	2.41

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 252.94%. As a group, “Solar” companies have a potential upside of 7.70%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$108.74 million	-$56.45 million	-2.19
CSLM Acquisition Competitors	$4.08 billion	-$160.68 million	-1.77

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.

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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats its rivals on 9 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.