Power-One (PWER) Competitors

Power-One (NASDAQ:PWER) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH) are both electronic components companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to PWER or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 74 more articles in the media than Power-One. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Amphenol and 2 mentions for Power-One. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Power-One's score of 0.00 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Power-One	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Amphenol	47 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PWER or APH more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Power-One's net margin of 0.00%. Amphenol's return on equity of 30.58% beat Power-One's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power-One	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amphenol	16.90%	30.58%	14.10%

Do analysts rate PWER or APH?

Amphenol has a consensus target price of $102.23, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. Given Amphenol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Power-One.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power-One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PWER or APH?

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PWER or APH?

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Power-One.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Power-One	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amphenol	$18.82B	6.78	$2.42B	$2.51	42.00

Summary

Amphenol beats Power-One on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.