MU vs. INTC, ADI, TXN, MCHP, MPWR, AMAT, NXPI, STM, AMD, and T
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and AT&T (T). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Intel presently has a consensus target price of $39.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.64%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $122.20, suggesting a potential upside of 6.54%. Given Micron Technology's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Intel is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Intel has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intel pays out 52.1% 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.
In the previous week, Intel had 54 more articles in the media than Micron Technology. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Intel and 32 mentions for Micron Technology. Micron Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Intel's score of 0.54 indicating that Intel is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Micron Technology received 872 more outperform votes than Intel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.45% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 65.77% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.
64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Intel has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Intel has a net margin of 7.36% compared to Intel's net margin of -20.57%. Micron Technology's return on equity of 2.19% beat Intel's return on equity.
Summary
Intel beats Micron Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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