Head to head
Canadian Solar vs First Solar
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CSIQ · FSLR
CSIQ
Canadian Solar
11.16-0.80%
1-year price shape — -22% over the period
Quant Rating D · 43/100
vs
FSLR
First Solar
180.74+0.34%
1-year price shape — -21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 17/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
First Solar edges it on the scoreable measures. First Solar has done best over the past year (-21%); First Solar earns the most per share.
| CSIQ | FSLR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Solar | Solar |
| Last price | 11.16 | 180.74 |
| Change today | -0.80% | +0.34% |
| 1-year return | -22.0% | -21.0% |
| Market cap | $757.73M | $19.42B |
| 52-week range | 10.34 – 34.59 | 168.60 – 320.95 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -2.91 | 11.14 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 33rd | 5th |
| P/B | 0.28 | 1.88 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -2.50 | 14.21 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-169.74M | $1.53B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.99B | $5.38B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -28.7% | -3.7% |
| Gross margin | 16.4% | 44.0% |
| Operating margin | -0.6% | 33.6% |
| Net margin | -5.0% | 32.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-1.57B | $1.50B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 71.6% | 95.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 30 buy / 20 sell | 20 buy / 30 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 27.0% | 9.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 67% hold / 33% sell (6) | 80% buy / 16% hold / 4% sell (25) |
| Analyst price target | $13 (+17%) | $278 (+54%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (43) | D (17) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 12,587 | 7,900 |
| Founded | 2001 | 1999 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.