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).
SMART Global (NASDAQ:SGH) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.
SMART Global has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Himax Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
SMART Global currently has a consensus target price of $30.70, suggesting a potential upside of 43.66%. Himax Technologies has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Given SMART Global's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SMART Global is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
In the previous week, SMART Global and SMART Global both had 1 articles in the media. SMART Global's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.85 indicating that SMART Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of SMART Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 5.30% compared to SMART Global's net margin of -15.79%. SMART Global's return on equity of 11.82% beat Himax Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats SMART Global on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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