MPWR vs. MCHP, SWKS, LSCC, POWI, IPGP, CREE, SMTC, ADI, INTC, and MU
Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Microchip Technology (MCHP), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Power Integrations (POWI), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Cree (CREE), Semtech (SMTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Intel (INTC), and Micron Technology (MU). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Microchip Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monolithic Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 24.98% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of 22.44%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 36.78% beat Microchip Technology's return on equity.
Microchip Technology currently has a consensus target price of $101.06, suggesting a potential upside of 2.63%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus target price of $743.78, suggesting a potential downside of 1.85%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Monolithic Power Systems.
Microchip Technology received 197 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.18% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote while only 68.83% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Microchip Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Microchip Technology and 19 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Microchip Technology's score of 0.93 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microchip Technology pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 59.6% 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. Microchip Technology has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Monolithic Power Systems has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Monolithic Power Systems on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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