NVE (NVEC) Competitors

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) and NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AOSL or NVEC?

NVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	$696.16M	1.12	-$96.98M	-$3.27	-8.09
NVE	$25.88M	11.75	$15.06M	$3.00	20.95

Which has more risk & volatility, AOSL or NVEC?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AOSL or NVEC?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $30.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.90%. Given Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NVE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NVE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AOSL or NVEC more profitable?

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
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	-13.93%	-0.83%	-0.66%
NVE	57.71%	23.16%	22.52%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AOSL or NVEC?

79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NVE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AOSL or NVEC?

In the previous week, NVE had 19 more articles in the media than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for NVE and 8 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. NVE's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's score of 0.26 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NVE	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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