QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
26.1% of QuickLogic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of QuickLogic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Micron Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
QuickLogic has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares QuickLogic and Micron Technology's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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QuickLogic | -125.18% | -78.90% | -31.56% |
Micron Technology | 13.59% | 8.46% | 6.22% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for QuickLogic and Micron Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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QuickLogic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Micron Technology | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2.79 |
QuickLogic currently has a consensus target price of $6.8333, indicating a potential upside of 51.18%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $84.7419, indicating a potential upside of 2.99%. Given QuickLogic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe QuickLogic is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares QuickLogic and Micron Technology's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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QuickLogic | $10.31 million | 4.85 | $-15,440,000.00 | ($2.02) | -2.24 |
Micron Technology | $21.44 billion | 4.29 | $2.69 billion | $2.55 | 32.27 |
Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than QuickLogic. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micron Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Micron Technology beats QuickLogic on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.