MCHP vs. ADI, MU, INTC, MRVL, MPWR, FSLR, SWKS, ALTR, MTSI, and LSCC
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Altair Engineering (ALTR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Microchip Technology vs.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.
Analog Devices has a net margin of 16.75% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of 6.49%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 12.62% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Analog Devices pays out 126.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Microchip Technology pays out -18,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Microchip Technology has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analog Devices has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analog Devices received 276 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.81% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote while only 68.80% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Analog Devices. Microchip Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 25 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Analog Devices and 28 mentions for Microchip Technology. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Microchip Technology's score of 1.09 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $252.35, indicating a potential upside of 12.41%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $67.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.89%. Given Analog Devices' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
Summary
Analog Devices beats Microchip Technology on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MCHP) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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