NVE (NVEC) Competitors $63.44 -0.30 (-0.47%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.38 -0.05 (-0.09%) As of 07/25/2025 07:48 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, AOSL, CEVA, GSIT, QUIK, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, MU, and ADIShould you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), Ceva (CEVA), GSI Technology (GSIT), QuickLogic (QUIK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), and Analog Devices (ADI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. NVE vs. Its Competitors MaxLinear Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ceva GSI Technology QuickLogic NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Micron Technology Analog Devices NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is NVEC or MXL more profitable? NVE has a net margin of 57.71% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -55.53%. NVE's return on equity of 23.16% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NVE57.71% 23.16% 22.52% MaxLinear -55.53%-18.16%-10.73% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NVEC or MXL? 66.0% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of NVE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NVEC or MXL? NVE has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioNVE$25.88M11.86$15.06M$3.1120.40MaxLinear$360.53M3.84-$245.20M-$2.47-6.62 Which has more volatility and risk, NVEC or MXL? NVE has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer NVEC or MXL? MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $18.69, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than NVE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NVE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media favor NVEC or MXL? In the previous week, NVE had 2 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for NVE and 29 mentions for MaxLinear. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat NVE's score of 0.38 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NVE 3 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MaxLinear 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNVE and MaxLinear tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 NVEC 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 ExcelMetricNVEELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$308.32M$39.54B$28.95B$9.50BDividend Yield6.28%2.25%3.02%4.01%P/E Ratio21.1547.2534.2320.06Price / Sales11.86268.551,721.5689.33Price / Cash20.4494.0738.3858.56Price / Book5.025.287.795.87Net Income$15.06M$528.96M$782.91M$258.55M7 Day Performance-20.37%-1.39%0.80%3.73%1 Month Performance-14.62%3.36%6.12%11.75%1 Year Performance-25.46%35.06%52,641.07%18.02% NVE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVECNVE1.9022 of 5 stars$63.44-0.5%N/A-24.7%$308.32M$25.88M21.1550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMXLMaxLinear3.8112 of 5 stars$15.92-1.7%$18.44+15.8%+16.7%$1.37B$361.19M-6.051,294Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.5869 of 5 stars$28.89+0.8%$30.67+6.1%-33.6%$842.74M$657.27M-37.042,332CEVACeva2.4635 of 5 stars$23.56+1.4%$35.60+51.1%+17.0%$555.68M$106.94M-84.14480GSITGSI Technology1.3828 of 5 stars$5.49-4.4%N/A+65.1%$166.98M$20.52M0.00180Upcoming EarningsGap DownQUIKQuickLogic2.4589 of 5 stars$6.23+1.5%$10.87+74.4%-43.7%$97.23M$20.11M0.0050News CoverageNVDANVIDIA4.5476 of 5 stars$171.38-0.6%$181.22+5.7%+54.5%$4.21T$130.50B56.5336,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAVGOBroadcom4.6357 of 5 stars$288.21+1.7%$292.08+1.3%+94.4%$1.33T$51.57B107.9437,000Trending NewsTXNTexas Instruments4.9225 of 5 stars$214.57-0.9%$204.87-4.5%-6.2%$196.79B$15.64B40.7234,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMUMicron Technology4.9774 of 5 stars$113.23-1.0%$146.44+29.3%+3.5%$128.02B$25.11B19.8948,000Positive NewsInsider TradeADIAnalog Devices4.8766 of 5 stars$240.48-0.6%$258.89+7.7%+3.1%$120.02B$9.43B65.5324,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MaxLinear Competitors Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Competitors Ceva Competitors GSI Technology Competitors QuickLogic Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Broadcom Competitors Texas Instruments Competitors Micron Technology Competitors Analog Devices 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s #1 America First StockAmerica’s industrial comeback is underway — and it’s bigger than anyone expected. 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