Ceva (CEVA) Competitors

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Ceva (NASDAQ:CEVA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer ADI or CEVA?

Analog Devices currently has a consensus price target of $273.53, indicating a potential upside of 8.46%. Ceva has a consensus price target of $35.60, indicating a potential upside of 51.36%. Given Ceva's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ceva is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ceva	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADI or CEVA?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Ceva. Ceva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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
Analog Devices	$9.43B	13.28	$1.64B	$3.67	68.72
Ceva	$106.94M	5.25	-$8.79M	-$0.42	-56.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ADI or CEVA?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceva has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADI or CEVA?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Ceva shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Ceva shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ADI or CEVA?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 90 more articles in the media than Ceva. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Analog Devices and 4 mentions for Ceva. Ceva's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.08 indicating that Ceva is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	47 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ceva	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ADI or CEVA more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to Ceva's net margin of -9.48%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 10.32% beat Ceva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%
Ceva	-9.48%	-3.04%	-2.64%

Summary

Analog Devices beats Ceva on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.