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SMTC vs. MKSI, MTSI, ANET, SWKS, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, SLAB, AMBA, and POWI

Should you be buying Semtech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Semtech include MKS (MKSI), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Arista Networks (ANET), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Ambarella (AMBA), and Power Integrations (POWI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Semtech vs. Its Competitors

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

MKS has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

MKS currently has a consensus price target of $119.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.08%. Semtech has a consensus price target of $61.08, indicating a potential upside of 1.30%. Given MKS's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MKS is more favorable than Semtech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MKS
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Semtech
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

MKS has higher revenue and earnings than Semtech. MKS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semtech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MKS$3.59B2.16$190M$3.9429.21
Semtech$909.30M5.75-$161.90M$0.24251.25

In the previous week, Semtech had 10 more articles in the media than MKS. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Semtech and 15 mentions for MKS. MKS's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Semtech's score of 1.23 indicating that MKS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MKS
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Semtech
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Semtech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

MKS has a net margin of 7.11% compared to Semtech's net margin of 2.38%. MKS's return on equity of 20.65% beat Semtech's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MKS7.11% 20.65% 5.68%
Semtech 2.38%18.28%4.95%

Summary

MKS beats Semtech on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SMTC vs. The Competition

MetricSemtechSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.29B$29.48B$31.34B$10.14B
Dividend YieldN/A1.74%3.16%4.59%
P/E Ratio251.2581.34438.4125.93
Price / Sales5.757.461,775.37198.13
Price / Cash63.2237.0536.9460.44
Price / Book9.475.477.246.29
Net Income-$161.90M$692.87M$808.32M$270.77M
7 Day Performance-0.61%-0.70%3.40%3.88%
1 Month Performance13.26%0.72%3.97%4.88%
1 Year Performance44.85%1.65%24,081.54%26.01%

Semtech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SMTC
Semtech
3.689 of 5 stars
$60.30
-1.0%
$61.08
+1.3%
+48.6%$5.29B$909.30M251.251,838Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.3171 of 5 stars
$109.02
+4.3%
$119.80
+9.9%
+6.7%$7.32B$3.59B27.6710,200Positive News
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.5138 of 5 stars
$130.25
+0.3%
$146.13
+12.2%
+30.4%$9.70B$729.58M-128.961,700News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
ANET
Arista Networks
4.8457 of 5 stars
$139.91
-2.1%
$138.79
-0.8%
+56.8%$175.84B$7.00B55.034,412Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.6487 of 5 stars
$75.63
+0.6%
$72.87
-3.7%
-25.9%$11.23B$4.18B30.2510,100Positive News
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
3.0874 of 5 stars
$66.67
+0.8%
$63.58
-4.6%
+48.3%$9.13B$509.40M289.881,110News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RMBS
Rambus
3.5777 of 5 stars
$73.28
-2.0%
$79.38
+8.3%
+117.1%$7.88B$556.62M34.57760News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
3.5129 of 5 stars
$117.43
+1.5%
$121.00
+3.0%
-12.8%$6.03B$1.90B18.381,660News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
2.9832 of 5 stars
$134.76
-0.5%
$151.13
+12.1%
+25.2%$4.42B$584.39M-41.851,889Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AMBA
Ambarella
3.3422 of 5 stars
$83.99
+1.4%
$93.88
+11.8%
+52.1%$3.59B$284.86M-39.81900Positive News
Insider Trade
POWI
Power Integrations
4.8097 of 5 stars
$44.99
+0.2%
$61.67
+37.1%
-24.2%$2.52B$418.97M77.57830Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SMTC) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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