Diodes (DIOD) Competitors

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) and Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, LSCC or DIOD?

Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diodes has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSCC or DIOD?

Lattice Semiconductor received 143 more outperform votes than Diodes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.73% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 64.07% of users gave Diodes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 562 69.73%	Underperform Votes 244 30.27%
Diodes	Outperform Votes 419 64.07%	Underperform Votes 235 35.93%

Does the media refer more to LSCC or DIOD?

In the previous week, Diodes had 4 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diodes and 4 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Diodes' score of 0.70 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diodes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LSCC or DIOD?

98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Diodes shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Diodes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LSCC or DIOD more profitable?

Lattice Semiconductor has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Diodes' net margin of 3.36%. Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity of 11.22% beat Diodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lattice Semiconductor	12.00%	11.22%	9.39%
Diodes	3.36%	3.28%	2.57%

Do analysts rate LSCC or DIOD?

Lattice Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $63.15, indicating a potential upside of 27.51%. Diodes has a consensus target price of $52.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.35%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Diodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Diodes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LSCC or DIOD?

Lattice Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diodes. Diodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Lattice Semiconductor	$488.74M	13.94	$61.13M	$0.37	133.86
Diodes	$1.34B	1.76	$44.02M	$0.55	92.65

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats Diodes on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.