Analyzing China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) and Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY)

China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) and Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares China Sunergy and Tokyo Electron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokyo Electron	21.32%	24.79%	17.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for China Sunergy and Tokyo Electron, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Sunergy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tokyo Electron	0	0	0	1	4.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares China Sunergy and Tokyo Electron”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokyo Electron	$12.33 billion	5.78	$2.51 billion	$3.75	20.62

Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than China Sunergy.

Volatility & Risk

China Sunergy has a beta of 3.78, indicating that its stock price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tokyo Electron beats China Sunergy on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.