CEVA (CEVA) Competitors

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

Is CEVA or SMTC more profitable?

CEVA has a net margin of -8.22% compared to Semtech's net margin of -99.08%. Semtech's return on equity of 0.00% beat CEVA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CEVA	-8.22%	-2.48%	-2.16%
Semtech	-99.08%	N/A	-2.28%

Does the media refer more to CEVA or SMTC?

In the previous week, Semtech had 1 more articles in the media than CEVA. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Semtech and 13 mentions for CEVA. Semtech's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat CEVA's score of 0.40 indicating that Semtech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CEVA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Semtech	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEVA or SMTC?

Semtech received 104 more outperform votes than CEVA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.09% of users gave CEVA an outperform vote while only 72.52% of users gave Semtech an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CEVA	Outperform Votes 627 75.09%	Underperform Votes 208 24.91%
Semtech	Outperform Votes 731 72.52%	Underperform Votes 277 27.48%

Do analysts recommend CEVA or SMTC?

CEVA presently has a consensus target price of $38.60, suggesting a potential upside of 46.49%. Semtech has a consensus target price of $57.33, suggesting a potential upside of 77.28%. Given Semtech's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Semtech is more favorable than CEVA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CEVA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Semtech	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more volatility & risk, CEVA or SMTC?

CEVA has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CEVA or SMTC?

CEVA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Semtech. CEVA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semtech, 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
CEVA	$106.94M	5.89	-$8.79M	-$0.37	-71.22
Semtech	$909.29M	3.08	-$1.09B	-$2.64	-12.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CEVA or SMTC?

85.4% of CEVA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of CEVA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Semtech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CEVA and Semtech tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.