INTC vs. MU, ADI, TXN, MCHP, MPWR, AMAT, NXPI, STM, AMD, and UBER
Should you be buying Intel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intel include Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Uber Technologies (UBER). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Micron Technology received 874 more outperform votes than Intel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.45% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 65.72% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.
Intel currently has a consensus target price of $39.58, suggesting a potential upside of 24.36%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $125.64, suggesting a potential upside of 0.28%. Given Intel's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intel is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Intel has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Intel has a net margin of 7.36% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of -20.57%. Intel's return on equity of 2.19% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
64.5% of Intel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intel pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Intel has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% 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.
In the previous week, Intel had 42 more articles in the media than Micron Technology. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Intel and 43 mentions for Micron Technology. Micron Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Intel's score of 0.41 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Intel and Micron Technology tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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