Penguin Solutions (PENG) Competitors

Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer ALGM or PENG?

Allegro MicroSystems presently has a consensus target price of $28.56, indicating a potential upside of 46.06%. Penguin Solutions has a consensus target price of $24.94, indicating a potential upside of 42.91%. Given Allegro MicroSystems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Allegro MicroSystems is more favorable than Penguin Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allegro MicroSystems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Penguin Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Which has more risk and volatility, ALGM or PENG?

Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penguin Solutions has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALGM or PENG?

56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Penguin Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ALGM or PENG?

In the previous week, Allegro MicroSystems had 15 more articles in the media than Penguin Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems and 3 mentions for Penguin Solutions. Allegro MicroSystems' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Penguin Solutions' score of 0.58 indicating that Allegro MicroSystems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allegro MicroSystems	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penguin Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALGM or PENG?

Allegro MicroSystems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Penguin Solutions. Penguin Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegro MicroSystems, 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
Allegro MicroSystems	$772.76M	4.66	$152.70M	-$0.35	-55.86
Penguin Solutions	$1.32B	0.71	-$52.47M	-$0.17	-102.65

Is ALGM or PENG more profitable?

Penguin Solutions has a net margin of -2.21% compared to Allegro MicroSystems' net margin of -8.45%. Penguin Solutions' return on equity of 11.70% beat Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allegro MicroSystems	-8.45%	4.31%	3.00%
Penguin Solutions	-2.21%	11.70%	3.12%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALGM or PENG?

Allegro MicroSystems received 52 more outperform votes than Penguin Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 93.33% of users gave Penguin Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Allegro MicroSystems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allegro MicroSystems	Outperform Votes 66 66.67%	Underperform Votes 33 33.33%
Penguin Solutions	Outperform Votes 14 93.33%	Underperform Votes 1 6.67%

Summary

Penguin Solutions beats Allegro MicroSystems on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.