Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate OLED or ADI?

Universal Display currently has a consensus target price of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.44%. Analog Devices has a consensus target price of $275.29, suggesting a potential upside of 13.76%. Given Universal Display's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more risk & volatility, OLED or ADI?

Universal Display has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OLED or ADI?

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OLED or ADI a better dividend stock?

Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Universal Display pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Display has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to OLED or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 31 more articles in the media than Universal Display. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Analog Devices and 3 mentions for Universal Display. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.39 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Display	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Analog Devices	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OLED or ADI more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 36.95% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 18.85%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.82% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Display	36.95%	15.82%	13.99%
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OLED or ADI?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. Universal Display is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog 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
Universal Display	$647.68M	10.55	$222.08M	$5.12	28.08
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.63	$1.64B	$3.92	61.73

Summary

Analog Devices beats Universal Display on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.