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$68.44 +1.86 (+2.79%)
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NVEC vs. AOSL, CEVA, GSIT, QUIK, NVDA, AVGO, MU, TXN, INTC, and ADI

Should you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), Ceva (CEVA), GSI Technology (GSIT), QuickLogic (QUIK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Micron Technology (MU), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), and Analog Devices (ADI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.

NVE vs. Its Competitors

NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

NVE has a net margin of 57.71% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -13.93%. NVE's return on equity of 23.16% beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NVE57.71% 23.16% 22.52%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor -13.93%-0.83%-0.66%

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $30.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NVE.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NVE
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

66.0% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of NVE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor 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.

NVE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor 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 Ratio
NVE$25.88M12.80$15.06M$3.0022.81
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor$696.16M1.22-$96.98M-$3.27-8.63

In the previous week, NVE had 11 more articles in the media than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for NVE and 2 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. NVE's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's score of 0.10 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NVE
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NVE has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NVE beats Alpha and Omega Semiconductor on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NVEC vs. The Competition

MetricNVEELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$322.06M$45.92B$32.77B$10.58B
Dividend Yield6.01%2.15%3.18%4.69%
P/E Ratio22.81644.96454.3426.67
Price / Sales12.80322.28182,830.93133.17
Price / Cash21.3597.1337.5561.25
Price / Book5.326.247.426.55
Net Income$15.06M$551.26M$815.90M$277.26M
7 Day Performance5.02%7.33%3.25%2.37%
1 Month Performance4.87%41.14%10.75%9.30%
1 Year Performance-13.03%70.38%24,009.35%30.78%

NVE Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NVEC
NVE
1.3073 of 5 stars
$68.44
+2.8%
N/A-12.2%$322.06M$25.88M22.8150Positive News
AOSL
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
1.1376 of 5 stars
$30.69
+7.2%
$30.67
-0.1%
-21.0%$858.99M$696.16M-9.392,428
CEVA
Ceva
2.617 of 5 stars
$26.42
flat
$35.60
+34.7%
+14.4%$630.97M$106.94M-62.90480
GSIT
GSI Technology
0.4016 of 5 stars
$3.82
+4.4%
N/A+37.5%$106.47M$20.52M-7.07180
QUIK
QuickLogic
1.6393 of 5 stars
$6.27
+7.9%
$10.87
+73.3%
-20.4%$95.44M$20.11M-13.3450News Coverage
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.8759 of 5 stars
$183.61
+3.9%
$208.47
+13.5%
+52.7%$4.29T$130.50B52.3136,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9336 of 5 stars
$338.79
-1.8%
$356.48
+5.2%
+96.9%$1.63T$51.57B86.4337,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MU
Micron Technology
4.8923 of 5 stars
$164.62
+1.2%
$165.54
+0.6%
+84.5%$182.12B$25.11B29.6648,000Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
TXN
Texas Instruments
4.9807 of 5 stars
$179.62
+0.1%
$213.82
+19.0%
-10.6%$163.07B$15.64B32.9034,000Positive News
INTC
Intel
3.5519 of 5 stars
$28.76
-2.8%
$25.23
-12.3%
+65.5%$129.47B$53.10B-6.03108,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
ADI
Analog Devices
4.9323 of 5 stars
$247.34
+0.8%
$273.53
+10.6%
+6.8%$120.69B$9.43B63.1024,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:NVEC) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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