Analyzing Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) and Solar Enertech (OTCMKTS:SOEN)

Solar Enertech (OTCMKTS:SOEN) and Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Solar Enertech and Qorvo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Enertech	0	0	0	0	N/A
Qorvo	2	14	2	0	2.00

Qorvo has a consensus price target of $104.47, suggesting a potential upside of 46.60%.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.6% of Qorvo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Qorvo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Enertech and Qorvo’s 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
Qorvo	-0.66%	14.92%	8.19%

Volatility and Risk

Solar Enertech has a beta of 54.74, suggesting that its stock price is 5,374% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qorvo has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Solar Enertech and Qorvo”s top-line 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
Qorvo	$4.01 billion	1.69	-$70.32 million	($0.73)	-97.62

Solar Enertech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Qorvo.

Summary

Qorvo beats Solar Enertech on 6 of the 8 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 Qorvo

Qorvo, Inc. engages in development and commercialization of technologies and products for wireless, wired, and power markets. It operates through three segments: High Performance Analog (HPA), Connectivity and Sensors Group (CSG), and Advanced Cellular Group (ACG). The HPA segment supplies radio frequency and power management solutions for automotive, defense and aerospace, cellular infrastructure, broadband, and other markets. The CSG segment supplies connectivity and sensor components and systems featuring various technologies, such as UWB, Matter, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, and MEMS-/BAW-based sensors. It serves markets, such as smart home, industrial automation, automotive, smartphones, wearables, gaming, and industrial and enterprise access points. The ACG segment supplies cellular RF solutions for smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets, and various other devices. The company also offers foundry services for defense primes and other defense and aerospace customers. The company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers, as well as through a network of sales representative firms and distributors. It operates in the United States, China, other Asian countries, Taiwan, and Europe. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.