MRVL vs. NXPI, XLNX, STM, MXIM, TXN, INTC, MU, ADI, MCHP, and MPWR
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Xilinx (XLNX), STMicroelectronics (STM), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR).
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Marvell Technology received 374 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.85% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 66.85% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $294.89, indicating a potential upside of 15.98%. Marvell Technology has a consensus target price of $85.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.59%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
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.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marvell Technology pays out -21.2% 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.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Marvell Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 21.21% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of -18.33%. Marvell Technology's return on equity of 35.65% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 50 more articles in the media than Marvell Technology. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 13 mentions for Marvell Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Marvell Technology's score of 0.24 indicating that Marvell Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Marvell Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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