MCHP vs. MPWR, SWKS, LSCC, MU, ADI, INTC, TXN, STM, ON, and NXPI
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), STMicroelectronics (STM), ON Semiconductor (ON), and NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Microchip Technology vs.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
89.9% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 26.52% compared to Monolithic Power Systems' net margin of 25.06%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 51.12% beat Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity.
Microchip Technology presently has a consensus price target of $90.11, indicating a potential upside of 19.85%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus price target of $522.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.31%. Given Microchip Technology's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Monolithic Power Systems.
In the previous week, Microchip Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Microchip Technology and 3 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.90 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Microchip Technology received 178 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.51% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote while only 68.90% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Microchip Technology pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 41.5% 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. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Microchip Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monolithic Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Monolithic Power Systems on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MCHP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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