Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Competitors

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

Is CRUS or ADI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of 17.48%. Cirrus Logic's return on equity of 17.66% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cirrus Logic	17.48%	17.66%	14.58%
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CRUS or ADI?

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRUS or ADI?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic 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
Cirrus Logic	$1.90B	2.74	$331.51M	$6.01	16.83
Analog Devices	$9.43B	11.99	$1.64B	$3.67	62.08

Which has more volatility and risk, CRUS or ADI?

Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CRUS or ADI?

Cirrus Logic presently has a consensus target price of $128.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.85%. Analog Devices has a consensus target price of $258.89, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given Cirrus Logic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cirrus Logic is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the media favor CRUS or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 32 more articles in the media than Cirrus Logic. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Analog Devices and 11 mentions for Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.14 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cirrus Logic	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	32 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Analog Devices beats Cirrus Logic on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.