Intel (INTC) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend INTC or TXN?

Intel presently has a consensus price target of $21.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.89%. Texas Instruments has a consensus price target of $189.86, indicating a potential downside of 5.31%. Given Intel's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intel is more favorable than Texas Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intel	6 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84
Texas Instruments	4 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INTC or TXN?

Intel received 1298 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.47% of users gave Intel an outperform vote while only 60.12% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intel	Outperform Votes 2742 64.47%	Underperform Votes 1511 35.53%
Texas Instruments	Outperform Votes 1444 60.12%	Underperform Votes 958 39.88%

Does the media refer more to INTC or TXN?

In the previous week, Intel had 71 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Intel and 41 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Intel's score of 1.04 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intel	73 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Texas Instruments	33 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, INTC or TXN?

Intel has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is INTC or TXN 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
Intel	-35.32%	-3.27%	-1.83%
Texas Instruments	30.68%	28.08%	13.64%

Is INTC or TXN a better dividend stock?

Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Intel pays out -11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Texas Instruments has raised 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, INTC or TXN?

Texas Instruments has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Intel	$53.04B	1.71	-$18.76B	-$4.48	-4.63
Texas Instruments	$16.05B	11.35	$4.80B	$5.27	38.05

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INTC or TXN?

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

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Intel on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.