NVEC vs. AAOI, OIIM, BEEM, MXL, AOSL, SPWR, CEVA, QUIK, GSIT, and VSH
Should you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), O2Micro International (OIIM), Beam Global (BEEM), MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), SunPower (SPWR), CEVA (CEVA), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).
NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 6 more articles in the media than NVE. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 0 mentions for NVE. Applied Optoelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat NVE's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Optoelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Applied Optoelectronics has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.18%. Given Applied Optoelectronics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Optoelectronics is more favorable than NVE.
NVE has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NVE has a net margin of 57.46% compared to Applied Optoelectronics' net margin of -30.65%. NVE's return on equity of 25.83% beat Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity.
NVE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Applied Optoelectronics. Applied Optoelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.0% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of NVE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Applied Optoelectronics 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.
Applied Optoelectronics received 395 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.39% of users gave Applied Optoelectronics an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote.
Summary
Applied Optoelectronics beats NVE on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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