QUIK vs. GSIT, NVEC, AOSL, MX, ATOM, AXTI, CAN, KOPN, PXLW, and AIP
Should you be buying QuickLogic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuickLogic include GSI Technology (GSIT), NVE (NVEC), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Atomera (ATOM), AXT (AXTI), Canaan (CAN), Kopin (KOPN), Pixelworks (PXLW), and Arteris (AIP). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) and GSI Technology (NASDAQ:GSIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
31.5% of QuickLogic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of GSI Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of QuickLogic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.1% of GSI Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, GSI Technology had 2 more articles in the media than QuickLogic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GSI Technology and 0 mentions for QuickLogic. QuickLogic's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat GSI Technology's score of -0.50 indicating that QuickLogic is being referred to more favorably in the media.
QuickLogic has a net margin of -1.24% compared to GSI Technology's net margin of -89.70%. QuickLogic's return on equity of -1.85% beat GSI Technology's return on equity.
QuickLogic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GSI Technology. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GSI Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
QuickLogic received 103 more outperform votes than GSI Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.78% of users gave QuickLogic an outperform vote while only 40.71% of users gave GSI Technology an outperform vote.
QuickLogic has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GSI Technology has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
QuickLogic presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.19%. Given QuickLogic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QuickLogic is more favorable than GSI Technology.
Summary
QuickLogic beats GSI Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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