Power Integrations (POWI) Competitors

Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Is POWI or SWKS more profitable?

Skyworks Solutions has a net margin of 13.02% compared to Power Integrations' net margin of 7.69%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 12.60% beat Power Integrations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power Integrations	7.69%	4.48%	4.07%
Skyworks Solutions	13.02%	12.60%	9.67%

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

85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Power Integrations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POWI or SWKS?

Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Power Integrations. Skyworks Solutions 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
Power Integrations	$432.81M	7.52	$32.23M	$0.65	88.91
Skyworks Solutions	$3.95B	2.77	$596M	$2.55	28.56

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POWI or SWKS?

Skyworks Solutions received 1290 more outperform votes than Power Integrations when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.43% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Power Integrations	Outperform Votes 432 62.88%	Underperform Votes 255 37.12%
Skyworks Solutions	Outperform Votes 1722 76.43%	Underperform Votes 531 23.57%

Which has more volatility & risk, POWI or SWKS?

Power Integrations has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is POWI or SWKS a better dividend stock?

Power Integrations pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Power Integrations pays out 129.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Skyworks Solutions pays out 109.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Power Integrations has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Skyworks Solutions has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Skyworks Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer POWI or SWKS?

In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Power Integrations. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 6 mentions for Power Integrations. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Power Integrations' score of 1.44 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Power Integrations	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyworks Solutions	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend POWI or SWKS?

Power Integrations presently has a consensus target price of $74.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.20%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus target price of $78.29, indicating a potential upside of 7.52%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power Integrations	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Skyworks Solutions	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Summary

Skyworks Solutions beats Power Integrations on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.