CRUS vs. SLAB, MTSI, RMBS, POWI, DIOD, AMBA, MXL, SMTC, LSCC, and SWKS
Should you be buying Cirrus Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cirrus Logic include Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Rambus (RMBS), Power Integrations (POWI), Diodes (DIOD), Ambarella (AMBA), MaxLinear (MXL), Semtech (SMTC), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Cirrus Logic vs.
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) and Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.
Cirrus Logic currently has a consensus price target of $107.27, indicating a potential upside of 2.76%. Silicon Laboratories has a consensus price target of $179.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.12%. Given Silicon Laboratories' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silicon Laboratories is more favorable than Cirrus Logic.
Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Laboratories has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.8% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Silicon Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Cirrus Logic had 1 more articles in the media than Silicon Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cirrus Logic and 5 mentions for Silicon Laboratories. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Silicon Laboratories' score of 0.85 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cirrus Logic has a net margin of 16.22% compared to Silicon Laboratories' net margin of 8.93%. Cirrus Logic's return on equity of 22.50% beat Silicon Laboratories' return on equity.
Cirrus Logic received 46 more outperform votes than Silicon Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.48% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 69.49% of users gave Silicon Laboratories an outperform vote.
Cirrus Logic has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Laboratories. Cirrus Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cirrus Logic beats Silicon Laboratories on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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