Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ADI or OLED?

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

Is ADI or OLED 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
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%
Universal Display	36.95%	15.82%	13.99%

Is ADI or OLED a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Universal Display has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ADI or OLED?

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
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.89	$1.64B	$3.92	63.03
Universal Display	$647.68M	10.67	$222.08M	$5.12	28.40

Which has more volatility & risk, ADI or OLED?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ADI or OLED?

Analog Devices currently has a consensus target price of $273.53, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $190.43, indicating a potential upside of 30.98%. Given Universal Display's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media refer more to ADI or OLED?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 28 more articles in the media than Universal Display. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Analog Devices and 7 mentions for Universal Display. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Analog Devices' score of 1.35 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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