KLIC vs. AMBA, SYNA, FORM, MXL, VIAV, SITM, SIMO, OSIS, DIOD, and CRUS
Should you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Ambarella (AMBA), Synaptics (SYNA), FormFactor (FORM), MaxLinear (MXL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), SiTime (SITM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), OSI Systems (OSIS), Diodes (DIOD), and Cirrus Logic (CRUS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs.
Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, Ambarella had 43 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ambarella and 3 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ambarella's score of 0.16 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 21.19% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -29.24%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of 20.08% beat Ambarella's return on equity.
Ambarella received 366 more outperform votes than Kulicke and Soffa Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.77% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 68.69% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote.
Ambarella has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.3% of Ambarella shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Ambarella shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella 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.
Ambarella presently has a consensus target price of $95.18, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.14%. Given Ambarella's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Ambarella on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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