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$232.48 +1.55 (+0.67%)
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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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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 $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 64.8% 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.

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 11 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 6 mentions for Littelfuse. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.52 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
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Littelfuse
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are held 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.

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$1.48B3.63$54.21M$1.9473.63
Littelfuse$2.21B2.60$100.19M$4.3253.81

Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus target price of $130.20, indicating a potential downside of 8.85%. Littelfuse has a consensus target price of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. Given Littelfuse's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
Littelfuse
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Littelfuse has a net margin of 4.89% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 4.73%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 10.70% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries4.73% 10.70% 5.48%
Littelfuse 4.89%9.00%5.65%

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Littelfuse on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LFUS vs. The Competition

MetricLittelfuseELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.71B$5.24B$28.65B$9.42B
Dividend Yield1.21%2.91%3.02%3.99%
P/E Ratio53.8131.2234.3220.08
Price / Sales2.602.281,799.9284.07
Price / Cash16.7122.5238.1458.45
Price / Book2.392.317.685.83
Net Income$100.19M$171.53M$781.12M$258.27M
7 Day Performance-0.42%1.85%1.76%2.69%
1 Month Performance4.03%5.00%7.70%12.91%
1 Year Performance-9.37%-1.21%53,003.32%21.81%

Littelfuse Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.0887 of 5 stars
$232.48
+0.7%
$252.25
+8.5%
-12.1%$5.71B$2.21B53.8116,000Upcoming Earnings
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.261 of 5 stars
$141.48
+0.5%
$126.89
-10.3%
+26.0%$5.33B$1.48B72.9310,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DIOD
Diodes
1.7998 of 5 stars
$56.03
-2.4%
$55.00
-1.8%
-36.8%$2.60B$1.31B101.878,593
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.29 of 5 stars
$74.05
-0.7%
$75.10
+1.4%
-21.7%$39.96B$4.40B-7,405.0019,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
MKSI
MKS
4.7976 of 5 stars
$104.68
-1.7%
$118.80
+13.5%
-24.3%$7.06B$3.65B31.2510,200Analyst Forecast
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8477 of 5 stars
$224.61
-1.9%
$251.63
+12.0%
-14.3%$56.74B$12.32B24.4733,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ESI
Element Solutions
4.6821 of 5 stars
$24.49
-0.8%
$26.38
+7.7%
-12.5%$5.94B$2.46B20.585,300Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ITT
ITT
4.5338 of 5 stars
$158.11
+0.2%
$170.00
+7.5%
+12.8%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.4816 of 5 stars
$31.67
-1.1%
$35.33
+11.6%
-15.3%$4.63B$3.84B39.0919,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.6093 of 5 stars
$176.29
-0.5%
$173.30
-1.7%
+33.3%$52.28B$15.85B38.7587,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
3.5297 of 5 stars
$17.48
-2.1%
$20.50
+17.3%
-26.7%$2.37B$2.94B-35.6722,700Positive News

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