Micron Technology (MU) Competitors

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Is TXN or MU a better dividend stock?

Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Texas Instruments pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Micron Technology pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is TXN or MU more profitable?

Texas Instruments has a net margin of 30.68% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 13.34%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 28.08% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Texas Instruments	30.68%	28.08%	13.64%
Micron Technology	13.34%	8.32%	5.49%

Which has more risk and volatility, TXN or MU?

Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TXN or MU?

Texas Instruments currently has a consensus target price of $189.41, suggesting a potential upside of 0.37%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $126.48, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Texas Instruments	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Micron Technology	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TXN or MU?

Micron Technology received 2243 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.52% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Texas Instruments	Outperform Votes 1443 60.13%	Underperform Votes 957 39.88%
Micron Technology	Outperform Votes 3686 80.52%	Underperform Votes 892 19.48%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TXN or MU?

85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TXN or MU?

Texas Instruments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, 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
Texas Instruments	$16.05B	10.68	$4.80B	$5.27	35.81
Micron Technology	$31.32B	3.50	$778M	$4.17	23.53

Does the media favor TXN or MU?

In the previous week, Texas Instruments had 9 more articles in the media than Micron Technology. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Texas Instruments and 38 mentions for Micron Technology. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Micron Technology's score of 1.18 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Texas Instruments	37 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Micron Technology	26 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.