Financial Comparison: Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) & China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY)

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) and China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Monolithic Power Systems and China Sunergy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monolithic Power Systems	0	2	9	0	2.82
China Sunergy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus price target of $840.36, indicating a potential upside of 42.51%. Given Monolithic Power Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Sunergy has a beta of 3.78, indicating that its stock price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Monolithic Power Systems and China Sunergy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monolithic Power Systems	$1.82 billion	15.80	$427.37 million	$8.87	66.48
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Monolithic Power Systems has higher revenue and earnings than China Sunergy.

Profitability

This table compares Monolithic Power Systems and China Sunergy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monolithic Power Systems	21.29%	20.44%	16.93%
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Monolithic Power Systems beats China Sunergy on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monolithic Power Systems

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of semiconductor-based power electronics solutions for the storage and computing, automotive, enterprise data, consumer, communications, and industrial markets. The company provides direct current (DC) to DC integrated circuits (ICs) that are used to convert and control voltages of various electronic systems, such as cloud-based CPU servers, server artificial intelligence applications, storage applications, commercial notebooks, digital cockpit, power sources, home appliances, 4G and 5G infrastructure, and satellite communications applications. It offers lighting control ICs for backlighting that are used in systems, which provide the light source for LCD panels in computers and notebooks, monitors, car navigation systems, and televisions, as well as for general illumination products. The company sells its products through third-party distributors, value-added resellers, directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers, and other end customers. It serves China, Taiwan, South Korea, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, the United States, and internationally. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

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.