Contrasting Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) and CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR)

CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR) and Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solarwindow Technologies has a beta of -8.06, suggesting that its stock price is 906% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and Solarwindow Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSLM Acquisition	$300.00 million	0.22	-$45.35 million	($0.47)	-0.64
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$2.26 million	($0.03)	-8.34

Solarwindow Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSLM Acquisition. Solarwindow Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSLM Acquisition, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for CSLM Acquisition and Solarwindow Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSLM Acquisition	1	0	1	0	2.00
Solarwindow Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1,692.23%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than Solarwindow Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares CSLM Acquisition and Solarwindow Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSLM Acquisition	-14.34%	N/A	-19.80%
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	-42.24%	-40.38%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 42.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Solarwindow Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CSLM Acquisition beats Solarwindow Technologies on 9 of the 13 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 Solarwindow Technologies

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of transparent electricity-generating coatings and methods under LiquidElectricity Coatings brand. The company's coatings generate electricity by harvesting light energy from natural sun, artificial light, and low, shaded, or reflected light conditions, which is applied to rigid and flexible glass, and plastic surfaces to transform ordinary surfaces into organic photovoltaic devices. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.