Ascent Solar Technologies (OTCMKTS:ASTI – Get Rating) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ascent Solar Technologies and STMicroelectronics’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | $1.22 million | 4.92 | -$19.75 million | ($0.64) | -0.25 |
| STMicroelectronics | $16.13 billion | 2.56 | $3.96 billion | $4.50 | 10.09 |
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies. Ascent Solar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STMicroelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ascent Solar Technologies and STMicroelectronics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| STMicroelectronics | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.64 |
STMicroelectronics has a consensus target price of $54.22, indicating a potential upside of 19.41%. Given STMicroelectronics’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Ascent Solar Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Ascent Solar Technologies and STMicroelectronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ascent Solar Technologies | -2,758.13% | -2,235.12% | -164.73% |
| STMicroelectronics | 25.30% | 35.62% | 22.19% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.2% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
STMicroelectronics beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ascent Solar Technologies
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of solar technology and power solutions for remote locations and extreme environments. It integrates photovoltaic (PV) modules into a variety of applications such as aerospace, defense, transportation, and electronic products. The company was founded by Mohan S. Misra and Joseph H. Armstrong on October 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, CO.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics NV engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of components, application-specific integrated circuits, full custom devices and semi-custom devices for analog, digital and mixed-signal applications. It operates through the following segments: Automotive and Discrete Group, Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group, and Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group. The Automotive and Discrete Group segment is composed of all dedicated automotive ICs, and discrete and power transistor products. The Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group segment includes low-power high-end analog ICs, smart power products for industrial, computer and consumer markets, touch screen controllers, low power connectivity solutions and metering solutions for smart grid and all MEMS products. The Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group segment deals with general purpose and secure microcontrollers, EEPROM memories, and digital ASICs. The company was founded in June 1987 and is headquartered in Plan-Les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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