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LFUS vs. AEIS, DIOD, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, ESI, ITT, ST, TEL, and VSH

Should you be buying Littelfuse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Littelfuse include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Diodes (DIOD), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Element Solutions (ESI), ITT (ITT), Sensata Technologies (ST), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).

Littelfuse vs. Its Competitors

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 62.5% 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. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries5.13% 12.38% 6.58%
Littelfuse 5.30%9.74%6.15%

Littelfuse has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Littelfuse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.70$54.21M$2.2165.83
Littelfuse$2.19B2.89$100.19M$4.8053.23

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 9 mentions for Littelfuse. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.83 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Advanced Energy Industries
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Littelfuse
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $140.90, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $234.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.22%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Littelfuse
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Littelfuse on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LFUS vs. The Competition

MetricLittelfuseELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.44B$5.89B$30.06B$9.77B
Dividend Yield1.15%2.66%3.18%4.50%
P/E Ratio53.2324.69416.0926.38
Price / Sales2.892.391,422.00110.55
Price / Cash18.8122.9634.3228.92
Price / Book2.442.319.236.58
Net Income$100.19M$173.03M$808.33M$265.84M
7 Day Performance-2.67%-0.99%-0.34%-0.07%
1 Month Performance1.83%5.19%3.78%5.83%
1 Year Performance-6.14%11.90%24,000.38%17.88%

Littelfuse Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.5288 of 5 stars
$255.49
-1.7%
$234.50
-8.2%
-4.5%$6.44B$2.19B53.2316,000
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.5791 of 5 stars
$149.68
-3.8%
$140.90
-5.9%
+41.1%$5.65B$1.48B67.7310,000Positive News
Options Volume
Gap Down
DIOD
Diodes
2.3037 of 5 stars
$54.44
-2.5%
$55.00
+1.0%
-21.9%$2.53B$1.31B39.748,593Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.6908 of 5 stars
$65.00
-0.4%
$76.58
+17.8%
-20.9%$35.08B$4.40B-191.1819,400Positive News
MKSI
MKS
4.9093 of 5 stars
$103.34
-3.9%
$119.80
+15.9%
-13.3%$6.94B$3.59B26.2310,200News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8841 of 5 stars
$234.85
-1.8%
$256.05
+9.0%
-8.4%$59.21B$12.61B27.9933,100Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
ESI
Element Solutions
3.7821 of 5 stars
$25.71
-0.8%
$27.38
+6.5%
-3.8%$6.21B$2.46B25.715,300News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
ITT
ITT
4.4814 of 5 stars
$170.10
-1.5%
$179.22
+5.4%
+22.2%$13.28B$3.63B26.7511,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.618 of 5 stars
$32.50
-2.7%
$34.64
+6.6%
-15.7%$4.74B$3.93B43.3319,000News Coverage
Positive News
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.6657 of 5 stars
$206.33
-0.8%
$197.55
-4.3%
+34.3%$61.02B$15.85B42.7287,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
4.1651 of 5 stars
$15.41
-1.8%
$19.00
+23.3%
-23.5%$2.10B$2.94B-23.7122,700Positive News

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