Infineon Technologies (OTCMKTS:IFNNY – Get Rating) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Infineon Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.1% of FTC Solar 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.
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Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Infineon Technologies and FTC Solar, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Infineon Technologies | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.55 |
| FTC Solar | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.67 |
Infineon Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $39.99, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. FTC Solar has a consensus target price of $5.17, indicating a potential upside of 82.57%. Given FTC Solar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Infineon Technologies.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Infineon Technologies and FTC Solar's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Infineon Technologies | $14.32 billion | 3.12 | $2.19 billion | $1.77 | 19.31 |
| FTC Solar | $270.52 million | 1.08 | -$106.59 million | ($1.04) | -2.72 |
Infineon Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than FTC Solar. FTC Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Infineon Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Infineon Technologies and FTC Solar's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Infineon Technologies | 15.25% | 19.34% | 10.23% |
| FTC Solar | -51.87% | -81.67% | -46.05% |
Risk & Volatility
Infineon Technologies has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Infineon Technologies beats FTC Solar on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Infineon Technologies
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Infineon Technologies AG designs, develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductors and related system solutions worldwide. Its Automotive segment offers automotive microcontrollers; 3D ToF, magnetic, and pressure sensors; discrete power semiconductors; IGBT modules; industrial microcontrollers; power and radar sensor ICs; transceivers; SiC diodes, MOSEFTs, and modules; and voltage regulators for use in assistance and safety systems, comfort electronics, infotainment, powertrain, and security products. The company's Industrial Power Control segment provides bare dies, discrete IGBTs and driver ICs; SiC diodes, MOSFETs, and modules; and IGBT modules and stacks for home appliances, industrial drives, industrial power supplies, industrial robotics, industrial vehicles, and traction, as well as for energy generation, storage, and transmission. Its Power & Sensor Systems segment offers gas and pressure sensors, and MEMS microphones chips; 3D ToF sensors; control ICs; discrete low-, mid-, and high-voltage power MOSFET; customized chips; GaN power switches; GPS low-noise amplifiers; low-voltage and high-voltage driver ICs; radar sensor ICs; RF antenna switches and power transistors; transient voltage suppressor diodes; SiC diode and MOSFETs; and USB controllers for use in audio amplifiers, automotive electronics, BLDC motors, cellular communications infrastructure, electric vehicle charging stations, human machine interaction, IoT, LED and conventional lighting systems, microinverter, mobile devices, power management, and special applications in harsh environments. The company's Connected Secure Systems segment provides connectivity solutions, embedded security controllers, microcontrollers, and security controllers for authentication, automotive, consumer electronics, government identification document, IoT, mobile communication, payment system, ticketing, access control, and trusted computing applications. Infineon Technologies AG is headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany.
About FTC Solar
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FTC Solar, Inc. provides solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services in the United States, Vietnam, and internationally. It offers two-panel in-portrait single-axis tracker solutions under the Voyager brand name. The company also provides SunPath, a software solution to enhance energy production; Atlas, a web-based enterprise-level database that allows users to manage their project portfolio; and SunDAT, a software solution enables automated design and optimization of solar panel systems across residential, commercial, and utility-scale sites. Its customers include project developers; solar asset owners; and engineering, procurement, and construction contractors that design and build solar energy projects. FTC Solar, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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