Power Integrations (POWI) Competitors

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

Is ADI or POWI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to Power Integrations' net margin of 7.59%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 10.32% beat Power Integrations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%
Power Integrations	7.59%	5.86%	5.28%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ADI or POWI?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Power Integrations. Analog Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Integrations, 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	12.63	$1.64B	$3.92	61.73
Power Integrations	$418.97M	5.17	$32.23M	$0.58	66.55

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

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Power Integrations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ADI or POWI?

Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $275.29, suggesting a potential upside of 13.76%. Power Integrations has a consensus target price of $61.67, suggesting a potential upside of 59.76%. Given Power Integrations' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Power Integrations 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)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Power Integrations	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor ADI or POWI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 28 more articles in the media than Power Integrations. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Analog Devices and 5 mentions for Power Integrations. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Power Integrations' score of 0.55 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Power Integrations	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADI or POWI?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Integrations has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADI or POWI a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Power Integrations pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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. Power Integrations pays out 144.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Power Integrations has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Summary

Analog Devices beats Power Integrations on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.