MRVL vs. MCHP, NXPI, STM, SWKS, ENPH, QRVO, ARM, SPOT, RSG, and CPRT
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Qorvo (QRVO), ARM (ARM), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Republic Services (RSG), and Copart (CPRT).
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 27.59% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -16.95%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 45.59% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.
Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held 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.
Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Marvell Technology pays out -22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 42.1% 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.
Marvell Technology received 558 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.83% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 66.80% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Marvell Technology and 18 mentions for Microchip Technology. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Microchip Technology's score of 0.84 indicating that Marvell Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marvell Technology currently has a consensus target price of $81.13, suggesting a potential upside of 27.12%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $92.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.46%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Marvell Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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