Head-To-Head Review: Advantest (OTCMKTS:ATEYY) and Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR)

Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) and Advantest (OTCMKTS:ATEYY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Complete Solaria and Advantest, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Complete Solaria	0	0	1	0	3.00
Advantest	0	0	0	1	4.00

Complete Solaria presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 167.86%. Given Complete Solaria’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Complete Solaria is more favorable than Advantest.

Profitability

This table compares Complete Solaria and Advantest’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Complete Solaria	-434.43%	N/A	-118.69%
Advantest	17.67%	24.47%	15.56%

Risk and Volatility

Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantest has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Complete Solaria and Advantest”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Complete Solaria	$59.85 million	2.38	-$269.55 million	N/A	N/A
Advantest	$3.37 billion	12.94	$429.80 million	$0.95	62.20

Advantest has higher revenue and earnings than Complete Solaria.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Advantest shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.5% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Advantest beats Complete Solaria on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Complete Solaria

Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About Advantest

Advantest Corporation manufactures and sells semiconductors, component test system products, and mechatronics related products in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor and Component Test System; Mechatronics Related Business; and Services, Support and Others. The Semiconductor and Component Test System segment provides customers with test system products for the semiconductor industry and the electronic parts industry, as well as offers test systems for SoC semiconductor devices, and test systems for memory semiconductors devices. The Mechatronics Related Business segment provides test handlers; mechatronic-applied products for handling semiconductor devices; and device interfaces, which serve as interfaces with the devices that are measured, as well as nano-technology related products. The Services, Support and Others segment provides test solutions of system level testing customer solutions for the semiconductor and modules, and support services. This segment is also involved in the sale of consumables and used products, and equipment lease and other businesses. It also engages in the research and development activities and provides maintenance and support services. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.