This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cree (CREE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CREE vs. MXL, AOSL, CEVA, NVEC, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, and ADIShould you be buying Cree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cree include MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), CEVA (CEVA), NVE (NVEC), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Analog Devices (ADI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. Cree vs. MaxLinear Alpha and Omega Semiconductor CEVA NVE QuickLogic GSI Technology NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Analog Devices Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CREE or MXL? MaxLinear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cree. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCree$525.60M0.32-$523.90M-$1.40-1.04MaxLinear$361.19M2.71-$245.20M-$2.63-4.40 Is CREE or MXL more profitable? MaxLinear has a net margin of -68.01% compared to Cree's net margin of -83.60%. Cree's return on equity of -7.29% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cree-83.60% -7.29% -4.50% MaxLinear -68.01%-21.94%-13.58% Which has more volatility and risk, CREE or MXL? Cree has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CREE or MXL? Cree received 361 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCreeOutperform Votes96464.96% Underperform Votes52035.04% MaxLinearOutperform Votes60372.22% Underperform Votes23227.78% Do insiders & institutionals believe in CREE or MXL? 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CREE or MXL? MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 64.76%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Cree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cree 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media refer more to CREE or MXL? In the previous week, Cree had 6 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cree and 13 mentions for MaxLinear. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Cree's score of 0.29 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cree 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MaxLinear 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMaxLinear beats Cree on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CREE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CREE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCreeSemiconductors & Related Devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$168.03M$58.90B$24.91B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A2.20%2.91%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.3140.8544.2519.58Price / Sales0.3259.162,141.13135.12Price / Cash7,693.8926.4934.8234.64Price / Book0.086.826.694.50Net Income-$523.90M$760.21M$740.67M$248.60M Cree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CREECree0.4417 of 5 stars$1.45-15.2%N/A-93.8%$168.03M$525.60M-0.313,466Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMXLMaxLinear3.8165 of 5 stars$12.24+7.7%$19.06+55.7%-36.1%$1.04B$361.19M-4.181,840Positive NewsGap DownAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor3.246 of 5 stars$23.83+9.5%$32.33+35.7%-23.9%$700.96M$680.97M-29.792,450Positive NewsGap DownCEVACEVA2.6915 of 5 stars$21.51+7.1%$35.60+65.5%-0.8%$514.30M$106.94M-58.13480Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNVECNVE2.4954 of 5 stars$70.15+3.7%N/A-6.4%$339.32M$25.69M22.6350Gap DownQUIKQuickLogic1.7211 of 5 stars$6.38+8.1%$11.53+80.8%-57.2%$100.80M$20.11M-63.8050Analyst DowngradeGap DownGSITGSI Technology0.1321 of 5 stars$3.53+2.3%N/A+19.5%$90.38M$20.52M-7.06180NVDANVIDIA4.9106 of 5 stars$123.00+5.4%$164.84+34.0%+26.5%$3.01T$130.50B48.4126,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownAVGOBroadcom4.7388 of 5 stars$221.58+6.4%$229.48+3.6%+64.2%$1.04T$54.53B180.7420,000Trending NewsGap UpTXNTexas Instruments4.3462 of 5 stars$187.28+8.7%$189.41+1.1%-10.6%$156.50B$16.05B36.0833,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeADIAnalog Devices4.8174 of 5 stars$223.15+7.5%$250.19+12.1%-10.3%$110.68B$9.34B71.0724,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MaxLinear Competitors Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Competitors CEVA Competitors NVE Competitors QuickLogic Competitors GSI Technology Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Broadcom Competitors Texas Instruments Competitors Analog Devices Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CREE) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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