NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Competitors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NXPI or AMD?

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NXPI or AMD more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 6.36%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
Advanced Micro Devices	6.36%	7.42%	6.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXPI or AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices received 904 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 62.55% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 2029 62.55%	Underperform Votes 1215 37.45%

Does the media prefer NXPI or AMD?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 74 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 16 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 1.19 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Advanced Micro Devices	63 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NXPI or AMD?

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advanced Micro Devices. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, 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
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.50	$2.51B	$9.18	23.93
Advanced Micro Devices	$27.75B	7.16	$1.64B	$1.36	90.06

Do analysts prefer NXPI or AMD?

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $246.22, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $133.23, suggesting a potential upside of 8.78%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Advanced Micro Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has more risk and volatility, NXPI or AMD?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Advanced Micro Devices on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.