Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) and Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ultra Clean | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Complete Solaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ultra Clean | 0.18% | 4.08% | 1.94% |
| Complete Solaria | -321.32% | N/A | -136.87% |
Volatility and Risk
Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ultra Clean | $1.98 billion | 0.84 | -$31.10 million | $0.08 | 463.50 |
| Complete Solaria | $40.80 million | 2.95 | -$269.55 million | N/A | N/A |
Ultra Clean has higher revenue and earnings than Complete Solaria.
Summary
Ultra Clean beats Complete Solaria on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ultra Clean
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. develops and supplies critical subsystems, components and parts, and ultra-high purity cleaning and analytical services for the semiconductor industry in the United States and internationally. The company provides ultra-clean valves, high purity connectors, industrial process connectors and valves, pneumatic actuators, manifolds and safety solutions, hoses, pressure gauges, and gas line and component heaters; chemical delivery modules that deliver gases and reactive chemicals in a liquid or gaseous form from a centralized subsystem to the reaction chamber; and gas delivery systems, such as weldments, filters, mass flow controllers, regulators, pressure transducers and valves, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system. It also offers various industrial and automation production equipment; fluid delivery systems consist of one or more chemical delivery units, including PFA tubing, filters, flow controllers, regulators, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system; precision robotic systems; top-plate assemblies; frame assemblies; process modules, a subsystem of semiconductor manufacturing tools that process integrated circuits onto wafers; and other high-level assemblies. In addition, the company provides tool chamber parts cleaning and coating services; micro-contamination analysis services for tool parts, wafers and depositions, chemicals, cleanroom materials, deionized water, and airborne molecular contamination; and analytical verification services for process tool chamber part cleaning. It primarily serves original equipment manufacturing customers in the semiconductor capital equipment and semiconductor integrated device manufacturing industries, as well as display, consumer, medical, energy, industrial, and research equipment industries. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.
About Complete Solaria
Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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