Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and Oxford Instruments (OTCMKTS:OXINF) Head-To-Head Analysis

Oxford Instruments (OTCMKTS:OXINF) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oxford Instruments and Enphase Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Instruments	$536.00 million	N/A	$70.63 million	N/A	N/A
Enphase Energy	$2.29 billion	4.36	$438.94 million	$0.44	167.82

Enphase Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Oxford Instruments and Enphase Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0	0	0	1	4.00
Enphase Energy	4	15	14	0	2.30

Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $101.13, suggesting a potential upside of 36.95%. Given Enphase Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Instruments and Enphase Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	N/A	N/A	N/A
Enphase Energy	4.91%	10.56%	3.01%

Volatility & Risk

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Oxford Instruments on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments plc provide scientific technology products and services for academic and commercial organizations worldwide. It operates through three segments: Materials & Characterisation, Research & Discovery, and Service & Healthcare. The company offers atomic force, electron, and Raman microscopy; deposition tools comprising plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition, chemical vapour deposition, inductively coupled plasma chemical vapour deposition, atomic layer deposition, and ion beam deposition systems; and etch tools, including inductively coupled plasma etching, reactive ion etching, deep silicon etching, atomic layer etching, and ion beam etching systems. It also provides low temperature systems, such as dilution refrigerators, high field magnets, and cryostats; optical imaging products, including cameras, confocal microscopy, and 3d and 4d visualisation software; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) products comprising NMR spectrometers, TD-NMR research, QA/QC analyzers, and rock core analyzers; and X-Ray sources, tubes, and power supply products. Its products are used in various industries, such as advanced manufacturing, agriculture and food, astronomy, automotive and aerospace, bio imaging and life science, chemical and catalysis, energy generation and storage, forensics and environment, geology, petrology, mining, metals, alloys, composites, ceramics, pharma, photonics, polymers, quantum technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, and data storage. Oxford Instruments plc was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

About Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control. It also provides microinverter units and related accessories, an IQ gateway; IQ batteries; the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service; storage solutions; and electric vehicle charging solutions, as well as design, proposal, permitting, and lead generation services. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. Enphase Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.