ARM (ARM) Competitors

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. Advanced Micro Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, 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
Advanced Micro Devices	$25.79B	10.30	$1.64B	$1.74	94.09
ARM	$4.01B	35.14	$792M	$0.66	201.94

Do analysts prefer AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus price target of $180.12, suggesting a potential upside of 10.02%. ARM has a consensus price target of $169.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Given ARM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARM is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
ARM	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Is AMD or ARM more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 9.57%. ARM's return on equity of 15.56% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices	9.57%	7.54%	6.13%
ARM	16.96%	15.56%	11.72%

Does the media favor AMD or ARM?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 59 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 38 mentions for ARM. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat ARM's score of 0.66 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices	56 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARM	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 4.17, suggesting that its stock price is 317% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMD or ARM?

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Advanced Micro Devices beats ARM on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.