AOSL vs. NVEC, QUIK, MXL, AMBA, SMTC, LASR, NVTS, AAOI, SKYT, and HIMX
Should you be buying Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor include NVE (NVEC), QuickLogic (QUIK), MaxLinear (MXL), Ambarella (AMBA), Semtech (SMTC), nLIGHT (LASR), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had 4 more articles in the media than NVE. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and 0 mentions for NVE. NVE's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's score of 0.00 indicating that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
66.0% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of NVE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NVE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NVE has a net margin of 60.66% compared to NVE's net margin of -2.68%. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity of 32.31% beat NVE's return on equity.
NVE has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.40%. Given NVE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NVE.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor received 102 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.95% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote.
Summary
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats NVE on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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