SE vs. STM, VRT, BIDU, CTSH, MPWR, CDW, VEEV, A, AME, and TTD
Should you be buying SEA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SEA include STMicroelectronics (STM), Vertiv (VRT), Baidu (BIDU), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), CDW (CDW), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Agilent Technologies (A), AMETEK (AME), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than SEA. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, SEA had 5 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SEA and 3 mentions for STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat SEA's score of 0.02 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
STMicroelectronics received 37 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.82% of users gave SEA an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
STMicroelectronics has a net margin of 22.30% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 1.27%. SEA's return on equity of 22.95% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.
STMicroelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $50.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.90%. SEA has a consensus price target of $71.21, suggesting a potential upside of 7.70%. Given SEA's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than SEA.
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
STMicroelectronics and SEA tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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