Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer OLED or UI?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 2 more articles in the media than Ubiquiti. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Universal Display and 9 mentions for Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Universal Display's score of 1.50 indicating that Ubiquiti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Display	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ubiquiti	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OLED or UI?

Ubiquiti has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. Universal Display is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ubiquiti, 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
Universal Display	$648.70M	11.78	$203.01M	$4.81	33.43
Ubiquiti	$2.32B	10.46	$349.96M	$9.08	44.23

Do analysts recommend OLED or UI?

Universal Display currently has a consensus price target of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 18.44%. Ubiquiti has a consensus price target of $343.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.47%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Ubiquiti.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Ubiquiti	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, OLED or UI?

Universal Display has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ubiquiti has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OLED or UI?

Universal Display received 523 more outperform votes than Ubiquiti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.48% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 44.86% of users gave Ubiquiti an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 571 65.48%	Underperform Votes 301 34.52%
Ubiquiti	Outperform Votes 48 44.86%	Underperform Votes 59 55.14%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OLED or UI?

78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ubiquiti shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 93.1% of Ubiquiti shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OLED or UI a better dividend stock?

Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ubiquiti pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Universal Display pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ubiquiti pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Universal Display has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Universal Display is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is OLED or UI more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 34.29% compared to Ubiquiti's net margin of 20.68%. Ubiquiti's return on equity of 296.82% beat Universal Display's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Display	34.29%	15.51%	13.53%
Ubiquiti	20.68%	296.82%	37.70%

Summary

Universal Display beats Ubiquiti on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.