SGH vs. IMOS, INDI, HIMX, ICHR, NVTS, AOSL, LASR, CEVA, AAOI, and SKYT
Should you be buying SMART Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SMART Global include ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Ichor (ICHR), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), nLIGHT (LASR), CEVA (CEVA), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and SkyWater Technology (SKYT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
SMART Global (NASDAQ:SGH) and ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (NASDAQ:IMOS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
SMART Global has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SMART Global had 4 more articles in the media than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SMART Global and 0 mentions for ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES. SMART Global's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's score of 0.00 indicating that SMART Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SMART Global received 137 more outperform votes than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES an outperform vote while only 63.61% of users gave SMART Global an outperform vote.
7.4% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of SMART Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SMART Global currently has a consensus target price of $30.70, indicating a potential upside of 68.31%. Given SMART Global's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SMART Global is more favorable than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a net margin of 8.85% compared to SMART Global's net margin of -15.79%. SMART Global's return on equity of 11.82% beat ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's return on equity.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SMART Global. SMART Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES beats SMART Global on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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