INTC vs. AMAT, TXN, MU, ADI, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, and SWKS
Should you be buying Intel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intel include Applied Materials (AMAT), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.
Intel received 843 more outperform votes than Applied Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.13% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 65.64% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.
Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $224.84, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. Intel has a consensus target price of $39.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Given Applied Materials' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intel is more favorable than Applied Materials.
80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Intel had 39 more articles in the media than Applied Materials. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Intel and 13 mentions for Applied Materials. Intel's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.33 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Applied Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intel. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Applied Materials pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intel pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Applied Materials has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Applied Materials has a net margin of 27.57% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 7.36%. Intel's return on equity of 41.22% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.
Summary
Applied Materials beats Intel on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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