MRVL vs. NXPI, MCHP, STM, SWKS, ENPH, QRVO, SIMO, ARM, SPOT, and RSG
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), STMicroelectronics (STM), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Qorvo (QRVO), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), ARM (ARM), Spotify Technology (SPOT), and Republic Services (RSG).
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Marvell Technology presently has a consensus target price of $81.13, suggesting a potential upside of 30.57%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $242.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 13 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Marvell Technology and 15 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Marvell Technology's score of 0.55 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Marvell Technology received 383 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.04% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 66.86% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Marvell Technology pays out -22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.8% 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.
Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 21.07% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -16.95%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 38.94% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Marvell Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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