INDI vs. KLIC, SIMO, HIMX, NN, DQ, PL, JKS, COMM, LUNR, and AAOI
Should you be buying indie Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of indie Semiconductor include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), NextNav (NN), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), CommScope (COMM), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
indie Semiconductor vs.
indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 417 more outperform votes than indie Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 61.29% of users gave indie Semiconductor an outperform vote.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher revenue and earnings than indie Semiconductor. indie Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
indie Semiconductor has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Kulicke and Soffa Industries had 1 more articles in the media than indie Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries and 5 mentions for indie Semiconductor. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat indie Semiconductor's score of 0.93 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
indie Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 230.40%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.97%. Given indie Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe indie Semiconductor is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
67.7% of indie Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of indie Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 0.48% compared to indie Semiconductor's net margin of -61.59%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -1.26% beat indie Semiconductor's return on equity.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats indie Semiconductor on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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