MPWR vs. ADI, MU, INTC, MRVL, MCHP, FSLR, SWKS, ALTR, MTSI, and LSCC
Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), 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.
Monolithic Power Systems vs.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $6.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Monolithic Power Systems has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analog Devices received 483 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.40% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote while only 68.81% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote.
Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus target price of $779.83, suggesting a potential upside of 14.78%. Analog Devices has a consensus target price of $252.35, suggesting a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Analog Devices' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Monolithic Power Systems.
93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 44 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Analog Devices and 26 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.31 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 80.95% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 16.75%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 20.36% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Monolithic Power Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Analog Devices. Monolithic Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Monolithic Power Systems beats Analog Devices on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MPWR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
