SGH vs. HIMX, ICHR, AOSL, PLAB, CEVA, CRDO, POWI, FORM, TSEM, and IPGP
Should you be buying SMART Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SMART Global include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Ichor (ICHR), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), Photronics (PLAB), CEVA (CEVA), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), Power Integrations (POWI), FormFactor (FORM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), and IPG Photonics (IPGP).
Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and SMART Global (NASDAQ:SGH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.
Himax Technologies received 173 more outperform votes than SMART Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.31% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 63.67% of users gave SMART Global an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than SMART Global. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Himax Technologies and 1 mentions for SMART Global. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat SMART Global's score of 0.85 indicating that SMART Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Himax Technologies' net margin of -15.79%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 11.82% beat SMART Global's return on equity.
Himax Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SMART Global. SMART Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SMART Global 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.
Himax Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. SMART Global has a consensus target price of $30.70, suggesting a potential upside of 43.66%. Given Himax Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SMART Global is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMART Global has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats SMART Global on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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