Reviewing Solar Enertech (OTCMKTS:SOEN) & NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI)

Solar Enertech (OTCMKTS:SOEN) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Solar Enertech has a beta of 54.78, suggesting that its stock price is 5,378% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Solar Enertech and NXP Semiconductors”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Enertech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXP Semiconductors	$13.28 billion	4.41	$2.80 billion	$10.83	21.23

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Enertech.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Enertech and NXP Semiconductors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solar Enertech	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXP Semiconductors	21.21%	35.65%	13.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Solar Enertech and NXP Semiconductors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Enertech	0	0	0	0	N/A
NXP Semiconductors	1	6	12	0	2.58

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $294.89, suggesting a potential upside of 28.25%. Given NXP Semiconductors’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Solar Enertech.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Solar Enertech on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solar Enertech

Solar EnerTech Corp. operates as a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy cell manufacturing company. Its principal products include monocrystalline silicon and polycrystalline silicon solar cells and modules. The company’s solar cells convert sunlight to electricity through the PV effect. It also designs and produces advanced PV modules for various applications, such as standard panels for solar power stations, roof panels, solar arrays, and modules incorporated directly into exterior walls. The company markets its products primarily to solar panel installers, who incorporate those modules into their power generating systems that are sold to end-customers located in Europe, Australia, North America, and China. It markets its solar cells and modules under the SolarE brand name. The company was formerly known as Safer Residence Corporation and changed its name to Solar EnerTech Corp. in April 2006. Solar EnerTech Corp. was incorporated in 2004 is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. offers various semiconductor products. The company's product portfolio includes microcontrollers; application processors, including i.MX application processors, and i.MX 8 and 9 family of applications processors; communication processors; wireless connectivity solutions, such as near field communications, ultra-wideband, Bluetooth low-energy, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth integrated SoCs; analog and interface devices; radio frequency power amplifiers; and security controllers, as well as semiconductor-based environmental and inertial sensors, including pressure, inertial, magnetic, and gyroscopic sensors. Its products are used in various applications, including automotive, industrial and Internet of Things, mobile, and communication infrastructure. The company markets its products to various original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and distributors. It operates in China, the Netherlands, the United States, Singapore, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and internationally. N.V. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.