MPWR vs. SWKS, LSCC, RMBS, MCHP, MU, ADI, UMC, ASX, GFS, and ON
Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), United Microelectronics (UMC), ASE Technology (ASX), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), and ON Semiconductor (ON). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Monolithic Power Systems vs.
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Skyworks Solutions 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.
Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 21.70%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 30.00% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.
Skyworks Solutions received 995 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.66% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 75.51% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote.
Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 35.8% 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. Skyworks Solutions has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Monolithic Power Systems has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Skyworks Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 2 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.48 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
75.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $118.46, indicating a potential upside of 14.67%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus price target of $522.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Skyworks Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Skyworks Solutions is more favorable than Monolithic Power Systems.
Summary
Skyworks Solutions beats Monolithic Power Systems on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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