Reviewing SMA Solar Technology (OTCMKTS:SMTGY) and CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR)

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) and SMA Solar Technology (OTCMKTS:SMTGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CSLM Acquisition and SMA Solar Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	1	1	1	2.50
SMA Solar Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

CSLM Acquisition presently has a consensus price target of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 240.69%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than SMA Solar Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and SMA Solar Technology’s 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%
SMA Solar Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and SMA Solar Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$244.47 million	0.54	-$56.45 million	($0.70)	-2.26
SMA Solar Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SMA Solar Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSLM Acquisition.

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats SMA Solar Technology on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CSLM Acquisition

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.

About SMA Solar Technology

SMA Solar Technology AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in development, production, and sale of PV and battery inverters, transformers, chokes, monitoring systems for PV systems, and charging solutions for electric vehicles in Germany and internationally. It operates through Home Solutions, Commercial and Industrial Solutions, and Large Scale and Project Solutions segments. The company offers string and central solar inverters for various module types; battery inverters for high voltage batteries, on- and off- grid applications, commercial and industrial storage solutions, large scale storage solutions, and accessories; medium-voltage technology products; and DC-DC converters. It also provides E-mobility charging solutions; monitoring and control solutions for PV systems; and energy data services, as well as digital solutions to design, operate, and service PV systems and energy systems. The company was formerly known as SMA Technologie AG and changed its name to SMA Solar Technology AG in June 2008. SMA Solar Technology AG was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Niestetal, Germany.