Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is ADI or LSCC more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Lattice Semiconductor's net margin of 10.51%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 9.56% beat Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%
Lattice Semiconductor	10.51%	9.24%	7.78%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADI or LSCC?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ADI or LSCC?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Lattice Semiconductor. Analog Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.88	$1.64B	$3.67	66.67
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40M	14.50	$61.13M	$0.37	145.19

Does the media prefer ADI or LSCC?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 33 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Analog Devices and 8 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.10 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lattice Semiconductor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ADI or LSCC?

Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $257.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $63.15, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, ADI or LSCC?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats Analog Devices on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.