MU vs. TXN, INTC, ADI, AMAT, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, and SWKS
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.
Micron Technology received 2198 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.44% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.
Texas Instruments has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Texas Instruments has a net margin of 35.16% compared to Texas Instruments' net margin of -20.57%. Micron Technology's return on equity of 35.28% beat Texas Instruments' return on equity.
85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Texas Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Texas Instruments presently has a consensus target price of $182.48, suggesting a potential downside of 6.43%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $127.12, suggesting a potential upside of 1.70%. Given Texas Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Micron Technology and 30 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.63 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Texas Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Texas Instruments pays out 81.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Micron Technology pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Micron Technology has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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