ON Semiconductor (ON) Competitors

ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, ON or NXPI?

ON Semiconductor has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ON or NXPI more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to ON Semiconductor's net margin of 9.51%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat ON Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ON Semiconductor	9.51%	17.40%	10.72%
NXP Semiconductors	19.16%	29.62%	11.55%

Do analysts recommend ON or NXPI?

ON Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $56.08, suggesting a potential upside of 3.41%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $244.78, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ON Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ON Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the media favor ON or NXPI?

In the previous week, ON Semiconductor had 163 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 185 mentions for ON Semiconductor and 22 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat ON Semiconductor's score of 0.69 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON Semiconductor	89 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	45 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, ON or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than ON Semiconductor. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON Semiconductor, 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
ON Semiconductor	$7.08B	3.20	$1.57B	$1.44	37.66
NXP Semiconductors	$12.61B	4.51	$2.51B	$9.18	24.52

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ON or NXPI?

97.7% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ON Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company 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.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats ON Semiconductor on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.