POWI vs. ALTR, SWKS, MTSI, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, SLAB, SMTC, AMBA, and DIOD
Should you be buying Power Integrations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Integrations include Altair Engineering (ALTR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Semtech (SMTC), Ambarella (AMBA), and Diodes (DIOD). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Power Integrations vs.
Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Altair Engineering received 136 more outperform votes than Power Integrations when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.87% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave Altair Engineering an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Power Integrations had 5 more articles in the media than Altair Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Power Integrations and 1 mentions for Altair Engineering. Power Integrations' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Altair Engineering's score of 0.00 indicating that Power Integrations is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Power Integrations has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Power Integrations pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Altair Engineering pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Power Integrations pays out 147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Altair Engineering pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Power Integrations has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Power Integrations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Power Integrations presently has a consensus price target of $73.83, indicating a potential upside of 50.31%. Altair Engineering has a consensus price target of $100.83, indicating a potential downside of 9.85%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than Altair Engineering.
Power Integrations has a net margin of 7.69% compared to Altair Engineering's net margin of 2.13%. Altair Engineering's return on equity of 8.08% beat Power Integrations' return on equity.
Power Integrations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altair Engineering. Power Integrations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altair Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Power Integrations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Power Integrations beats Altair Engineering on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:POWI) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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