MCHP vs. ADI, DIOD, MPWR, MTSI, NXPI, ON, TXN, STM, INTC, and MRVL
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Analog Devices (ADI), Diodes (DIOD), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Texas Instruments (TXN), STMicroelectronics (STM), Intel (INTC), and Marvell Technology (MRVL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Microchip Technology vs. Its Competitors
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Microchip Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Microchip Technology. 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.
Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of -3.50%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 10.32% beat Microchip Technology's return on equity.
Analog Devices has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% 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 -535.3% 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.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 21 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Analog Devices and 18 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.30 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $273.53, indicating a potential upside of 10.02%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $75.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.03%. Given Microchip Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Analog Devices.
Summary
Analog Devices beats Microchip Technology on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MCHP) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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