Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) Vs. NVDA, AVGO, INTC, TXN, MU, MRVL, XLNX, MCHP, SWKS, and MPWR
Should you be buying Analog Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Analog Devices include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Xilinx (XLNX), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Analog Devices vs.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
Broadcom received 1229 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.16% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 71.70% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote.
Broadcom has a net margin of 24.54% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 19.00%. Broadcom's return on equity of 46.31% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Analog Devices presently has a consensus price target of $200.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.64%. Broadcom has a consensus price target of $663.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.50%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Broadcom.
Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $16.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Analog Devices pays out 74.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 109.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
99.4% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Broadcom 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.
In the previous week, Broadcom had 5 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Broadcom and 5 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Broadcom's score of 0.27 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Analog Devices has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Broadcom has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Broadcom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Broadcom beats Analog Devices on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ADI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment >-1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) vs. Its Competitors
Analog Devices Competitors List
