MX vs. QUIK, AXTI, CAN, VLN, ATOM, POET, KOPN, TGAN, GSIT, and GCTS
Should you be buying Magnachip Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magnachip Semiconductor include QuickLogic (QUIK), AXT (AXTI), Canaan (CAN), Valens Semiconductor (VLN), Atomera (ATOM), POET Technologies (POET), Kopin (KOPN), Transphorm (TGAN), GSI Technology (GSIT), and GCT Semiconductor (GCTS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) and Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) 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 risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, QuickLogic had 2 more articles in the media than Magnachip Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for QuickLogic and 1 mentions for Magnachip Semiconductor. QuickLogic's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Magnachip Semiconductor's score of 0.88 indicating that Magnachip Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
QuickLogic has a net margin of 4.65% compared to QuickLogic's net margin of -13.76%. Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity of 6.57% beat QuickLogic's return on equity.
QuickLogic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Magnachip Semiconductor. Magnachip Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuickLogic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
QuickLogic presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.13%. Magnachip Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.17%. Given QuickLogic's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Magnachip Semiconductor is more favorable than QuickLogic.
QuickLogic has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
31.5% of QuickLogic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of QuickLogic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Magnachip Semiconductor received 117 more outperform votes than QuickLogic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.09% of users gave Magnachip Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 55.78% of users gave QuickLogic an outperform vote.
Summary
QuickLogic beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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