Ambarella (AMBA) Competitors

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) and Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Is DIOD or AMBA more profitable?

Diodes has a net margin of 1.90% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -32.73%. Diodes' return on equity of 3.04% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diodes	1.90%	3.04%	2.39%
Ambarella	-32.73%	-17.50%	-14.43%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DIOD or AMBA?

Diodes has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diodes, 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
Diodes	$1.31B	1.67	$44.02M	$0.55	85.76
Ambarella	$316.26M	8.43	-$117.13M	-$2.49	-25.25

Which has more risk and volatility, DIOD or AMBA?

Diodes has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambarella has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DIOD or AMBA?

In the previous week, Diodes had 4 more articles in the media than Ambarella. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diodes and 4 mentions for Ambarella. Ambarella's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Diodes' score of 0.31 indicating that Ambarella is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diodes	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ambarella	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DIOD or AMBA?

99.2% of Diodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Ambarella shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Diodes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Ambarella shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer DIOD or AMBA?

Diodes presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Ambarella has a consensus target price of $83.64, suggesting a potential upside of 33.01%. Given Ambarella's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Diodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diodes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ambarella	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Diodes beats Ambarella on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.