AMAT vs. ADI, TXN, INTC, MU, AMD, NXPI, MCHP, ON, STM, and GFS
Should you be buying Applied Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied Materials include Analog Devices (ADI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), ON Semiconductor (ON), STMicroelectronics (STM), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Applied Materials had 8 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Applied Materials and 8 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.77 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analog Devices has a net margin of 29.23% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 24.27%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 49.29% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Applied Materials has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
77.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Applied Materials pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 46.7% 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.
Applied Materials received 681 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.22% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 69.37% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote.
Applied Materials currently has a consensus price target of $150.41, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $203.79, indicating a potential upside of 18.23%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Applied Materials.
Summary
Applied Materials beats Analog Devices on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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