STM vs. MU, ARM, INTC, ADI, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, ON, and FSLR
Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include Micron Technology (MU), ARM (ARM), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Onsemi (ON), and First Solar (FSLR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) 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 profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STMicroelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 21 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Micron Technology and 5 mentions for STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.78 indicating that STMicroelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
STMicroelectronics has a net margin of 22.30% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of -20.57%. STMicroelectronics' return on equity of 22.95% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
Micron Technology received 3093 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.44% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 62.04% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
STMicroelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $50.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.07%. Micron Technology has a consensus price target of $128.76, suggesting a potential downside of 1.66%. Given STMicroelectronics' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Micron Technology.
STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. STMicroelectronics pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out -13.3% 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.
Summary
STMicroelectronics beats Micron Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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