Ambarella (AMBA) Competitors

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

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

82.1% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Diodes shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Ambarella shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Diodes shares are owned by company 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.

Is AMBA or DIOD more profitable?

Diodes has a net margin of 4.59% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -32.73%. Diodes' return on equity of 2.98% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ambarella	-32.73%	-17.50%	-14.43%
Diodes	4.59%	2.98%	2.35%

Do analysts rate AMBA or DIOD?

Ambarella currently has a consensus target price of $87.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.89%. Diodes has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.47%. Given Ambarella's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Diodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ambarella	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Diodes	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, AMBA or DIOD?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AMBA or DIOD?

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
Ambarella	$284.86M	10.52	-$117.13M	-$2.49	-28.37
Diodes	$1.31B	1.98	$44.02M	$1.37	40.74

Does the media favor AMBA or DIOD?

In the previous week, Ambarella had 1 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ambarella and 17 mentions for Diodes. Diodes' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Ambarella's score of 0.43 indicating that Diodes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ambarella	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diodes	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diodes beats Ambarella on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.