UMC vs. SWKS, ASX, ALAB, GFS, QRVO, LSCC, ON, AMKR, MTSI, and RMBS
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), ASE Technology (ASX), Astera Labs (ALAB), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), Qorvo (QRVO), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Onsemi (ON), Amkor Technology (AMKR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), and Rambus (RMBS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.
United Microelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Skyworks Solutions. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 72 more articles in the media than United Microelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 9 mentions for United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Skyworks Solutions' score of 0.35 indicating that United Microelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Microelectronics currently has a consensus price target of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.20%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus price target of $108.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.68%. Given Skyworks Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Skyworks Solutions is more favorable than United Microelectronics.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions 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.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 18.85%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 17.00% beat United Microelectronics' return on equity.
Skyworks Solutions received 1340 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.77% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Skyworks Solutions pays out 51.1% 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.
United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Skyworks Solutions beats United Microelectronics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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