NVTS vs. HIMX, AOSL, SGH, LASR, IMOS, INDI, SKYT, HLLY, NVEC, and AAOI
Should you be buying Navitas Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navitas Semiconductor include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), SMART Global (SGH), nLIGHT (LASR), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), indie Semiconductor (INDI), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), Holley (HLLY), NVE (NVEC), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).
Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Himax Technologies received 558 more outperform votes than Navitas Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.31% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 36.73% of users gave Navitas Semiconductor an outperform vote.
69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are owned 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.
Himax Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.26%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $9.82, indicating a potential upside of 120.60%. Given Himax Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Navitas Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Himax Technologies and 6 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Navitas Semiconductor's score of 0.26 indicating that Navitas Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Himax Technologies' net margin of -183.04%. Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity of 6.42% beat Himax Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats Navitas Semiconductor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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