MCHP vs. MRVL, MPWR, SWKS, ADI, MU, TXN, INTC, STM, NXPI, and ON
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), STMicroelectronics (STM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), and Onsemi (ON). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Marvell Technology received 559 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.80% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 66.86% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 27.59% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -16.95%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 45.59% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 16 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Marvell Technology and 20 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Marvell Technology's score of 0.59 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by company 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.
Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Microchip Technology presently has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Marvell Technology has a consensus target price of $81.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.35%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Microchip Technology pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marvell Technology pays out -22.2% 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.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Marvell Technology on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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