Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LSCC or ADI?

98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LSCC or ADI?

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
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40M	14.32	$61.13M	$0.37	143.32
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.73	$1.64B	$3.67	65.90

Do analysts recommend LSCC or ADI?

Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $63.15, suggesting a potential upside of 19.09%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $258.89, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Analog Devices.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, LSCC or ADI?

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

Does the media favor LSCC or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 14 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Analog Devices and 14 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Analog Devices' score of 0.98 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lattice Semiconductor	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LSCC or ADI 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
Lattice Semiconductor	10.51%	9.24%	7.78%
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%

Summary

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