UMC vs. NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, STM, MPWR, ON, FSLR, GFS, ASX, and ENPH
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), STMicroelectronics (STM), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Onsemi (ON), First Solar (FSLR), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), and Enphase Energy (ENPH). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of United Microelectronics 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.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to United Microelectronics' net margin of 21.24%. United Microelectronics' return on equity of 37.65% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 7 more articles in the media than United Microelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 8 mentions for United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 0.64 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
NXP Semiconductors received 714 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.98% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.88% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $267.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.39%. United Microelectronics has a consensus target price of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe United Microelectronics is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats United Microelectronics on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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