NXPI vs. ADI, DIOD, KLAC, LRCX, LSCC, MCHP, MKSI, ON, TXN, and ARM
Should you be buying NXP Semiconductors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NXP Semiconductors include Analog Devices (ADI), Diodes (DIOD), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Texas Instruments (TXN), and ARM (ARM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
NXP Semiconductors vs. Its Competitors
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus price target of $246.22, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $251.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Analog Devices.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. NXP Semiconductors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 6 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Analog Devices and 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.10 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 18.65%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Analog Devices on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NXPI) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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