NXPI vs. AMD, ARM, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, STM, UI, ASX, and HUBB
Should you be buying NXP Semiconductors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NXP Semiconductors include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ARM (ARM), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), and Hubbell (HUBB). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
NXP Semiconductors vs. Its Competitors
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 8.03%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.
In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 85 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 24 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 1.07 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus price target of $138.19, indicating a potential downside of 0.43%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $244.78, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.
Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Advanced Micro Devices on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:NXPI) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
