Reviewing China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS)

Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navitas Semiconductor and China Sunergy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navitas Semiconductor	1	1	5	0	2.57
China Sunergy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Navitas Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $3.82, suggesting a potential upside of 120.89%. Given Navitas Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and China Sunergy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navitas Semiconductor	$83.30 million	3.96	-$145.43 million	($0.45)	-3.84
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Sunergy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Navitas Semiconductor.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Sunergy has a beta of 3.78, suggesting that its share price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Navitas Semiconductor and China Sunergy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navitas Semiconductor	-84.61%	-23.64%	-20.18%
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Navitas Semiconductor beats China Sunergy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Navitas Semiconductor

Navitas Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops, and markets gallium nitride power integrated circuits, silicon carbide, associated high-speed silicon system controllers, and digital isolators used in power conversion and charging. The company’s products are used in mobile, consumer, data center, solar, electric vehicle, industrial motor drive, smart grid, and transportation applications. It operates in the United States, Europe, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Torrance, California.

About China Sunergy

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets solar cells and modules in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon solar cells; and standard P-type solar cells, HP solar cells, and emitter cells, as well as solar modules for use in a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and other solar power generation systems. It also invests in, develops, and operates solar power projects. The company sells its products to system integrators, solar power project developers, and solar power product distributors under the CSUN brand name, as well as on an original equipment manufacturing basis. China Sunergy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.