Adeia (ADEA) Competitors

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ADEA vs. TIGO, TIMB, GSAT, KT, and LLYVK

Should you buy Adeia stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Adeia with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Adeia include Millicom International Cellular (TIGO), TIM (TIMB), Globalstar (GSAT), KT (KT), and Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C (LLYVK). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

How does Adeia compare to Millicom International Cellular?

Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ:TIGO) are both communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Adeia has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Millicom International Cellular has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Millicom International Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than Adeia. Millicom International Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adeia	$443.39M	7.43	$111.07M	$1.08	27.67
Millicom International Cellular	$6.44B	2.08	$1.32B	$7.36	10.77

Adeia has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Millicom International Cellular's net margin of 19.16%. Adeia's return on equity of 39.49% beat Millicom International Cellular's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%
Millicom International Cellular	19.16%	16.02%	3.49%

Adeia presently has a consensus price target of $33.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.45%. Millicom International Cellular has a consensus price target of $65.64, indicating a potential downside of 17.19%. Given Adeia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adeia is more favorable than Millicom International Cellular.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Millicom International Cellular	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

In the previous week, Millicom International Cellular had 10 more articles in the media than Adeia. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Millicom International Cellular and 5 mentions for Adeia. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Millicom International Cellular's score of 0.69 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Millicom International Cellular	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Adeia pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Millicom International Cellular pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Adeia pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Millicom International Cellular pays out 40.8% 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.

97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adeia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Millicom International Cellular shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adeia beats Millicom International Cellular on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Adeia compare to TIM?

Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and TIM (NYSE:TIMB) are both communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Adeia has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TIM has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Adeia had 3 more articles in the media than TIM. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Adeia and 2 mentions for TIM. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat TIM's score of 0.00 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TIM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adeia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Adeia has a net margin of 26.50% compared to TIM's net margin of 16.00%. Adeia's return on equity of 39.49% beat TIM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%
TIM	16.00%	17.77%	7.66%

Adeia pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. TIM pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Adeia pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TIM pays out 66.5% 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.

TIM has higher revenue and earnings than Adeia. TIM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adeia	$443.39M	7.43	$111.07M	$1.08	27.67
TIM	$27.04B	0.39	$772.28M	$1.64	13.38

Adeia presently has a consensus target price of $33.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. TIM has a consensus target price of $26.10, suggesting a potential upside of 18.92%. Given TIM's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TIM is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
TIM	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Adeia beats TIM on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Adeia compare to Globalstar?

Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 60.0% of Globalstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adeia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Globalstar has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Globalstar presently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.83%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $33.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Adeia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adeia is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globalstar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

In the previous week, Globalstar had 5 more articles in the media than Adeia. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Globalstar and 5 mentions for Adeia. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Globalstar's score of 0.05 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globalstar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Globalstar. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globalstar	$272.99M	38.68	-$8.65M	-$0.15	N/A
Adeia	$443.39M	7.43	$111.07M	$1.08	27.67

Adeia has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -6.84%. Adeia's return on equity of 39.49% beat Globalstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globalstar	-6.84%	-3.75%	-0.61%
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%

Summary

Adeia beats Globalstar on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Adeia compare to KT?

KT (NYSE:KT) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both mid-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability.

18.9% of KT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adeia shares are held 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.

KT has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

KT presently has a consensus target price of $23.08, suggesting a potential upside of 17.82%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $33.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given KT's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe KT is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

KT pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Adeia pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. KT pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adeia pays out 18.5% 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, KT had 11 more articles in the media than Adeia. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for KT and 5 mentions for Adeia. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat KT's score of 0.15 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adeia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

KT has higher revenue and earnings than Adeia. KT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KT	$19.88B	0.48	$1.20B	$2.51	7.80
Adeia	$443.39M	7.43	$111.07M	$1.08	27.67

Adeia has a net margin of 26.50% compared to KT's net margin of 6.15%. Adeia's return on equity of 39.49% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KT	6.15%	9.21%	4.10%
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%

Summary

Adeia beats KT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Adeia compare to Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C?

Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C (NASDAQ:LLYVK) are both mid-cap communication companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Adeia currently has a consensus target price of $33.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Adeia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adeia is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, Adeia had 4 more articles in the media than Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Adeia and 1 mentions for Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C. Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Adeia's score of 1.03 indicating that Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adeia	Positive
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C	Very Positive

97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.4% of Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adeia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Adeia has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C. Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adeia	$443.39M	7.43	$111.07M	$1.08	27.67
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C	$398.51M	22.97	-$325.69M	-$3.54	N/A

Adeia has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C's net margin of 0.00%. Adeia's return on equity of 39.49% beat Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Adeia beats Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ADEA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Adeia	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$3.30B	$3.74B	$6.45B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	0.67%	2.19%	3.19%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	27.67	53.21	30.99	25.27
Price / Sales	7.43	51.93	418.27	62.46
Price / Cash	14.84	38.69	22.72	54.86
Price / Book	7.06	5.36	6.75	6.90
Net Income	$111.07M	$32.30M	$203.22M	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	1.19%	8.21%	1.82%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	3.28%	-4.95%	-3.96%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	120.03%	27.21%	31.27%	30.62%

Adeia Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ADEA Adeia	4.6503 of 5 stars	$29.88 -5.1%	$33.60 +12.4%	+120.0%	$3.30B	$443.39M	27.67	120	Positive News Gap Down
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	4.0908 of 5 stars	$80.13 +2.1%	$65.64 -18.1%	+119.8%	$13.54B	$5.82B	10.21	15,000	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
TIMB TIM	4.6831 of 5 stars	$23.17 -0.7%	$26.10 +12.7%	+26.1%	$11.22B	$4.77B	14.13	8,706	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
GSAT Globalstar	1.3097 of 5 stars	$82.67 +0.5%	$69.00 -16.5%	N/A	$10.65B	$272.99M	N/A	330	Analyst Downgrade
KT KT	4.14 of 5 stars	$20.60 -2.3%	N/A	+1.3%	$9.93B	$19.88B	8.21	16,927	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade

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Adeia (ADEA) Competitors

ADEA vs. TIGO, TIMB, GSAT, KT, and LLYVK

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Adeia (ADEA) Competitors

ADEA vs. TIGO, TIMB, GSAT, KT, and LLYVK

How does Adeia compare to Millicom International Cellular?

Which has more risk & volatility, ADEA or TIGO?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADEA or TIGO?

Is ADEA or TIGO more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ADEA or TIGO?

Does the media prefer ADEA or TIGO?

Is ADEA or TIGO a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADEA or TIGO?

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How does Adeia compare to TIM?

Which has more volatility and risk, ADEA or TIMB?

Does the media refer more to ADEA or TIMB?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADEA or TIMB?

Is ADEA or TIMB more profitable?

Is ADEA or TIMB a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADEA or TIMB?

Do analysts rate ADEA or TIMB?

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How does Adeia compare to Globalstar?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GSAT or ADEA?

Which has more risk and volatility, GSAT or ADEA?

Do analysts rate GSAT or ADEA?

Does the media favor GSAT or ADEA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GSAT or ADEA?

Is GSAT or ADEA more profitable?

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How does Adeia compare to KT?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KT or ADEA?

Which has more risk & volatility, KT or ADEA?

Do analysts rate KT or ADEA?

Is KT or ADEA a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer KT or ADEA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KT or ADEA?

Is KT or ADEA more profitable?

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How does Adeia compare to Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C?

Do analysts prefer ADEA or LLYVK?

Does the media prefer ADEA or LLYVK?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ADEA or LLYVK?

Which has more volatility and risk, ADEA or LLYVK?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADEA or LLYVK?

Is ADEA or LLYVK more profitable?

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