Critical Survey: Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI) & Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD)

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIODGet Free Report) and Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTIGet Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Diodes and Ascent Solar Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Diodes $1.34 billion 1.70 $44.02 million $0.55 89.36
Ascent Solar Technologies $51,917.00 57.30 -$17.07 million N/A N/A

Diodes has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Solar Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Diodes has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Solar Technologies has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Diodes and Ascent Solar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diodes 0 1 2 1 3.00
Ascent Solar Technologies 0 0 0 0 0.00

Diodes currently has a consensus target price of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Given Diodes’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diodes is more favorable than Ascent Solar Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Diodes and Ascent Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diodes 3.36% 3.28% 2.57%
Ascent Solar Technologies -28,235.93% -1,360.73% -157.70%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.2% of Diodes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Diodes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Ascent Solar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Diodes beats Ascent Solar Technologies on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diodes

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Diodes Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies application-specific standard products in the broad discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor markets worldwide. The company offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETs; data line protection, power line protection, thyristers, USB Type-C protection, and transient voltage suppressors; Schottky, small signal switching, Zener, and SiC diodes; bridges, super barrier, Schottky, Schottky bridge, and fast/ultra-fast rectifiers; and bipolar, avalanche, gate driver, and pre-bias transistors. It also provides analog products, including power management devices comprising AC-DC and DC-DC converters, USB power switches, low dropout, photocoupler and linear voltage regulators; standard linear devices consisting of operational amplifiers and comparators, current monitors, voltage references, and reset generators; LED lighting drivers; audio amplifiers; and sensor products, such as hall-effect sensors and motor drivers. In addition, the company offers mixed-signal products, such as high speed mux/demux, digital switches, interface, redrivers, universal level shifters/voltage translators, clock ICs and packet switches; standard logic products comprising low-voltage complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and advanced high-speed CMOS devices; ultra-low power CMOS logic; and analog switches; multichip products and co-packaged discrete, analog and mixed-signal silicon in miniature packages; and silicon and silicon epitaxial wafers used in manufacturing frequency control products and contact images sensors. It serves the industrial, automotive, computing, communications, and consumer markets through direct sales, marketing personnel, independent sales representatives, and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

About Ascent Solar Technologies

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Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a solar technology company, engages in the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic solar modules in the United States. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and value-added resellers. It serves agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.

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