NVE (NVEC) Competitors $62.20 +1.92 (+3.19%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.06 -0.15 (-0.23%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NVEC vs. MXL, CEVA, AOSL, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, ADI, and INTCShould you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include MaxLinear (MXL), CEVA (CEVA), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), Analog Devices (ADI), and Intel (INTC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. NVE vs. MaxLinear CEVA Alpha and Omega Semiconductor QuickLogic GSI Technology NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Analog Devices Intel MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MXL or NVEC? 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NVE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear presently has a consensus price target of $19.06, suggesting a potential upside of 78.32%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than NVE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44NVE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MXL or NVEC? In the previous week, NVE had 24 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for NVE and 7 mentions for MaxLinear. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat NVE's score of 1.04 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MaxLinear 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NVE 11 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear received 399 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.22% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaxLinearOutperform Votes60372.22% Underperform Votes23227.78% NVEOutperform Votes20456.98% Underperform Votes15443.02% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MXL or NVEC? NVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MaxLinear. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaxLinear$361.19M2.50-$245.20M-$2.63-4.06NVE$25.69M11.71$17.12M$3.1020.06 Is MXL or NVEC more profitable? NVE has a net margin of 58.33% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -68.01%. NVE's return on equity of 23.21% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MaxLinear-68.01% -21.94% -13.58% NVE 58.33%23.21%22.71% SummaryMaxLinear beats NVE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NVE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NVEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NVEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNVESemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$300.86M$52.51B$23.81B$8.04BDividend Yield6.84%2.53%2.96%4.22%P/E Ratio20.0639.4842.8118.83Price / Sales11.7196.942,005.59106.72Price / Cash21.2826.4934.7434.62Price / Book4.786.346.304.33Net Income$17.12M$760.21M$736.77M$247.97M7 Day Performance6.38%2.58%2.71%2.71%1 Month Performance-2.25%0.33%2.95%3.37%1 Year Performance-21.93%10.61%52,706.98%5.80% NVE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVECNVE2.1882 of 5 stars$62.20+3.2%N/A-25.9%$300.86M$25.69M20.0650Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMXLMaxLinear3.922 of 5 stars$9.91-3.0%$22.36+125.6%-46.8%$838.72M$360.53M-3.381,840Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCEVACEVA3.0516 of 5 stars$22.68-1.3%$36.60+61.4%+33.0%$542.28M$106.94M-61.30480Upcoming EarningsAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.6299 of 5 stars$16.25-6.3%$35.67+119.5%-7.9%$477.99M$666.40M-20.312,450Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeQUIKQuickLogic1.5081 of 5 stars$4.53-1.5%$11.53+154.6%-60.2%$71.57M$20.11M-45.3050Gap UpGSITGSI Technology0.8406 of 5 stars$2.59-0.8%N/A-20.1%$66.31M$19.79M-5.18180Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsNVDANVIDIA4.8918 of 5 stars$96.91-4.5%$165.51+70.8%+34.4%$2.36T$130.50B38.1426,200Analyst UpgradeGap UpAVGOBroadcom4.916 of 5 stars$166.21-2.8%$231.28+39.1%+58.8%$781.51B$54.53B135.5720,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap UpTXNTexas Instruments4.8256 of 5 stars$145.61-1.9%$206.86+42.1%-9.7%$132.49B$15.64B28.0633,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap UpADIAnalog Devices4.9445 of 5 stars$174.99-0.7%$254.05+45.2%-0.1%$86.79B$9.34B55.7324,400Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap UpINTCIntel2.9388 of 5 stars$18.84-0.5%$25.00+32.7%-34.2%$82.15B$53.10B-4.30131,900Analyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MaxLinear Competitors CEVA Competitors Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Competitors QuickLogic Competitors GSI Technology Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Broadcom Competitors Texas Instruments Competitors Analog Devices Competitors Intel Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NVEC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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