PDFS vs. MOBL, RST, CYOU, MGIC, ICLK, FORM, AEIS, ACLS, VECO, and UCTT
Should you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include MobileIron (MOBL), Rosetta Stone (RST), Changyou.Com (CYOU), Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC), iClick Interactive Asia Group (ICLK), FormFactor (FORM), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Ultra Clean (UCTT).
MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL) and PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
PDF Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MobileIron. MobileIron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MobileIron received 111 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave MobileIron an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.
MobileIron has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
65.1% of MobileIron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of MobileIron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of PDF Solutions shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, PDF Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than MobileIron. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PDF Solutions and 0 mentions for MobileIron. MobileIron's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat PDF Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that PDF Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PDF Solutions has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.08%. Given MobileIron's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than MobileIron.
PDF Solutions has a net margin of 1.42% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of -21.34%. MobileIron's return on equity of 4.83% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.
Summary
PDF Solutions beats MobileIron on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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