Intel (INTC) Competitors

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is TXN or INTC more profitable?

Texas Instruments has a net margin of 30.68% compared to Intel's net margin of -35.32%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 28.08% beat Intel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Texas Instruments	30.68%	28.08%	13.64%
Intel	-35.32%	-3.27%	-1.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, TXN or INTC?

Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TXN or INTC?

In the previous week, Intel had 123 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Intel and 48 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Intel's score of 0.57 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Texas Instruments	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intel	71 Very Positive mention(s)	33 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TXN or INTC?

85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Texas Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Intel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TXN or INTC?

Intel received 1299 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Intel an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Texas Instruments	Outperform Votes 1443 60.13%	Underperform Votes 957 39.88%
Intel	Outperform Votes 2742 64.50%	Underperform Votes 1509 35.50%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TXN or INTC?

Texas Instruments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intel. Intel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, 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
Texas Instruments	$16.05B	9.37	$4.80B	$5.27	31.36
Intel	$53.04B	1.69	-$18.76B	-$4.48	-4.60

Do analysts recommend TXN or INTC?

Texas Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $189.41, suggesting a potential upside of 14.61%. Intel has a consensus price target of $22.23, suggesting a potential upside of 7.93%. Given Texas Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Texas Instruments is more favorable than Intel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Texas Instruments	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Intel	6 Sell rating(s)	26 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.85

Is TXN or INTC a better dividend stock?

Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Texas Instruments pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intel pays out -11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Intel on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.