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MPWR vs. MU, ADI, INTC, MRVL, MCHP, FSLR, SWKS, MTSI, ALTR, and LSCC

Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.

Monolithic Power Systems vs. Its Competitors

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 83 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Micron Technology and 17 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.97 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Micron Technology
51 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
29 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Monolithic Power Systems
15 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Micron Technology currently has a consensus price target of $126.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.39%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus price target of $789.42, indicating a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Micron Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Micron Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Monolithic Power Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $6.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Micron Technology pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 16.6% 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. Monolithic Power Systems has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Monolithic Power Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Monolithic Power Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Micron Technology. Monolithic Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micron Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Micron Technology$25.11B5.66$778M$4.1730.52
Monolithic Power Systems$2.21B15.68$1.79B$37.6719.19

Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 76.59% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 14.92%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 19.80% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Micron Technology14.92% 10.87% 7.17%
Monolithic Power Systems 76.59%19.80%16.79%

Micron Technology has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Monolithic Power Systems beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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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MPWR vs. The Competition

MetricMonolithic Power SystemsSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$34.31B$28.71B$27.14B$8.73B
Dividend Yield0.87%1.75%2.93%4.21%
P/E Ratio19.1936.0035.3619.33
Price / Sales15.687.492,448.21112.11
Price / Cash65.0233.5637.4756.46
Price / Book11.215.156.845.50
Net Income$1.79B$692.87M$776.75M$248.18M
7 Day Performance4.27%4.27%1.13%0.76%
1 Month Performance9.16%17.68%4.50%4.44%
1 Year Performance-11.84%-0.33%52,207.93%16.92%

Monolithic Power Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
4.8356 of 5 stars
$722.82
+0.9%
$789.42
+9.2%
-10.2%$34.31B$2.21B19.194,017Positive News
MU
Micron Technology
4.6939 of 5 stars
$119.84
+3.7%
$129.00
+7.6%
-8.0%$133.93B$31.32B34.5448,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ADI
Analog Devices
4.8944 of 5 stars
$231.80
+3.0%
$250.50
+8.1%
+2.9%$115.03B$9.82B73.8224,400Positive News
Analyst Revision
INTC
Intel
3.8032 of 5 stars
$20.74
+3.0%
$21.57
+4.0%
-26.2%$90.47B$53.04B-4.74131,900Trending News
MRVL
Marvell Technology
4.991 of 5 stars
$70.42
+4.8%
$94.73
+34.5%
+11.0%$60.83B$6.50B-41.426,730Trending News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
3.8594 of 5 stars
$68.19
+3.7%
$69.53
+2.0%
-21.0%$36.78B$4.40B121.7721,000Positive News
FSLR
First Solar
4.9903 of 5 stars
$175.25
+0.0%
$229.19
+30.8%
-42.1%$18.79B$4.26B15.094,800Trending News
Analyst Revision
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.9858 of 5 stars
$71.98
+1.0%
$78.29
+8.8%
-30.0%$10.81B$3.95B22.0811,200News Coverage
Positive News
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.3156 of 5 stars
$131.17
+1.7%
$130.50
-0.5%
+31.4%$9.75B$845.21M-91.091,200Analyst Forecast
ALTR
Altair Engineering
1.6492 of 5 stars
$111.85
flat
$100.83
-9.8%
N/A$9.60B$665.79M657.943,000
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
3.5136 of 5 stars
$47.86
+0.0%
$63.15
+32.0%
-9.7%$6.58B$488.74M108.78950News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MPWR) was last updated on 6/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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