Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Competitors

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) 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 profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, MPWR or MU?

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

Is MPWR or MU a better dividend stock?

Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $6.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out 11.0% 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.

Is MPWR or MU more profitable?

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
Monolithic Power Systems	76.59%	19.80%	16.79%
Micron Technology	14.92%	10.87%	7.17%

Which has better valuation and earnings, MPWR or MU?

Monolithic Power Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monolithic Power Systems	$2.21B	14.88	$1.79B	$37.67	18.21
Micron Technology	$31.32B	4.41	$778M	$4.17	29.64

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MPWR or MU?

93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MPWR or MU?

Monolithic Power Systems presently has a consensus target price of $789.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.09%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $127.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Micron Technology.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MPWR or MU?

Micron Technology received 2943 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.52% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 75.35% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monolithic Power Systems	Outperform Votes 749 75.35%	Underperform Votes 245 24.65%
Micron Technology	Outperform Votes 3692 80.52%	Underperform Votes 893 19.48%

Does the media refer more to MPWR or MU?

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 54 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Micron Technology and 15 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Micron Technology's score of 1.02 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monolithic Power Systems	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Micron Technology	40 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Monolithic Power Systems beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.