Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS – Get Free Report) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Shoals Technologies Group and Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Shoals Technologies Group | 5.13% | 12.75% | 8.38% |
| Kulicke and Soffa Industries | -7.94% | 0.61% | 0.47% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Shoals Technologies Group and Kulicke and Soffa Industries’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Shoals Technologies Group | $488.94 million | 1.93 | $39.97 million | $0.18 | 31.39 |
| Kulicke and Soffa Industries | $727.23 million | 2.94 | $57.15 million | ($1.19) | -32.41 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Shoals Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Shoals Technologies Group has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Shoals Technologies Group and Kulicke and Soffa Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Shoals Technologies Group | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Kulicke and Soffa Industries | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
Shoals Technologies Group presently has a consensus price target of $11.06, indicating a potential upside of 95.67%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus price target of $47.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.72%. Given Shoals Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shoals Technologies Group is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
Summary
Shoals Technologies Group beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Shoals Technologies Group
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. provides electrical balance of system (EBOS) solutions and components for solar, battery energy, and electric vehicle (EV) charging applications in the United States and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells system solutions for both homerun and combine-as-you-go wiring architectures, as well as offers technical support services. It provides EBOS components, including combiners; plug-n-play branch connectors and inline fuses; AC disconnects; recombiners; wireless monitoring; junction boxes; wire management; EV power cabinets; and battery energy storage systems cabinets, as well as cable assemblies, transition enclosures, and splice boxes. In addition, the company offers eMobility solutions, such as a power center, which combines equipment needed to protect the charging equipment and transform voltage levels from the electric utility to those needed on the respective site; quick connect solutions for chargers to connect to the Shoals system; big lead assembly (BLA) technology in the EV space to connect multiple chargers to a single power center; and a raceway system that protects the above ground EV BLAs in walk over and drive over applications. Further, it provides Snapshot IV, a solar operations and maintenance solution that monitors the specific voltage and current of individual solar panels and compares the results against the manufacturer's projected performance. The company sells its products to engineering, procurement, and construction firms that build solar energy projects; utilities; solar developers, independent power producers; solar module manufacturers; and charge point operators. Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Portland, Tennessee.
About Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, wedge bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares and services for equipment. It also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment. The company serves semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, industrial manufacturers, foundry service providers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
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