ADI vs. INTC, MU, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, TXN, NXPI, STM, AMAT, and ON
Should you be buying Analog Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Analog Devices include Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Texas Instruments (TXN), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Onsemi (ON). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 18 more articles in the media than Intel. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Analog Devices and 61 mentions for Intel. Intel's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Analog Devices' score of 0.56 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Intel presently has a consensus price target of $39.58, suggesting a potential upside of 26.67%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $243.23, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Analog Devices' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intel is more favorable than Analog Devices.
Analog Devices has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intel. Intel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analog Devices has a net margin of 20.45% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 7.36%. Intel's return on equity of 10.74% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Intel pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Intel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Intel received 1530 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.30% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote while only 65.72% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.
Intel has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Analog Devices beats Intel on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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