Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN – Get Free Report) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Kopin has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Kopin and First Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kopin | -39.26% | -57.17% | -36.35% |
| First Solar | 1.49% | 0.71% | 0.53% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kopin and First Solar, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kopin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| First Solar | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2.43 |
Kopin currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.18%. First Solar has a consensus price target of $213.04, indicating a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Kopin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than First Solar.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kopin and First Solar’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kopin | $46.58 million | 5.05 | -$19.33 million | ($0.21) | -10.05 |
| First Solar | $2.62 billion | 8.43 | -$44.17 million | $0.39 | 530.04 |
Kopin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Solar. Kopin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
First Solar beats Kopin on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, invents, develops, manufactures, and sells microdisplays, subassemblies, and related components for defense, enterprise, industrial, and consumer products in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It offers miniature active-matrix liquid crystal displays, liquid crystal on silicon displays/spatial light modulators, organic light emitting diode displays, microLED display technologies, application specific integrated circuits, backlights, and optical lenses; and head-mounted and hand-held systems. The company's products are used in soldier, avionic, armored vehicle and training, and simulation defense applications; industrial, public safety, and medical headsets; 3D optical inspection systems; and consumer augmented reality and virtual reality wearable headsets systems. Kopin Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.
About First Solar
First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that converts sunlight into electricity. It serves developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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