GCTS vs. VLN, CAN, TGAN, AIP, MX, QUIK, NVEC, AXTI, SKYT, and ATOM
Should you be buying GCT Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GCT Semiconductor include Valens Semiconductor (VLN), Canaan (CAN), Transphorm (TGAN), Arteris (AIP), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), QuickLogic (QUIK), NVE (NVEC), AXT (AXTI), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), and Atomera (ATOM). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) and GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.
33.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.9% of Valens Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valens Semiconductor received 9 more outperform votes than GCT Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users.
GCT Semiconductor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Valens Semiconductor.
Valens Semiconductor has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
GCT Semiconductor has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GCT Semiconductor's net margin of -33.86%. GCT Semiconductor's return on equity of -14.14% beat Valens Semiconductor's return on equity.
In the previous week, Valens Semiconductor had 1 more articles in the media than GCT Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Valens Semiconductor and 2 mentions for GCT Semiconductor. Valens Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat GCT Semiconductor's score of -0.28 indicating that GCT Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Valens Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $4.67, suggesting a potential upside of 71.57%. Given GCT Semiconductor's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Valens Semiconductor is more favorable than GCT Semiconductor.
Summary
Valens Semiconductor beats GCT Semiconductor on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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