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

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

Semtech vs. Its Competitors

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

MACOM Technology Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Semtech. MACOM Technology Solutions 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
Semtech$909.30M6.73-$161.90M$0.24293.92
MACOM Technology Solutions$906.80M10.94$76.86M-$1.01-131.87

76.1% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Semtech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of MACOM Technology Solutions 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.

Semtech has a net margin of 2.38% compared to MACOM Technology Solutions' net margin of -7.71%. Semtech's return on equity of 18.28% beat MACOM Technology Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Semtech2.38% 18.28% 4.95%
MACOM Technology Solutions -7.71%14.02%8.84%

Semtech has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MACOM Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Semtech had 5 more articles in the media than MACOM Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Semtech and 9 mentions for MACOM Technology Solutions. MACOM Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Semtech's score of 0.53 indicating that MACOM Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Semtech
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MACOM Technology Solutions
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Semtech currently has a consensus target price of $65.36, indicating a potential downside of 7.35%. MACOM Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $146.56, indicating a potential upside of 10.03%. Given MACOM Technology Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MACOM Technology Solutions is more favorable than Semtech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Semtech
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
MACOM Technology Solutions
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Semtech beats MACOM Technology Solutions on 9 of the 17 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$6.15B$29.19B$33.00B$10.54B
Dividend YieldN/A1.73%3.17%4.71%
P/E Ratio293.9290.92495.7127.61
Price / Sales6.737.921,844.81201.06
Price / Cash73.6039.4837.7361.55
Price / Book9.845.797.706.76
Net Income-$161.90M$692.87M$820.34M$275.88M
7 Day Performance-3.28%0.85%1.80%2.81%
1 Month Performance14.55%4.13%9.22%9.24%
1 Year Performance71.46%5.09%24,029.38%35.42%

Semtech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SMTC
Semtech
2.6685 of 5 stars
$70.54
-0.5%
$65.36
-7.3%
+66.3%$6.15B$909.30M293.921,838Analyst Forecast
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
3.1415 of 5 stars
$123.29
-4.7%
$146.13
+18.5%
+18.1%$9.18B$729.58M-122.071,700Analyst Forecast
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ANET
Arista Networks
4.592 of 5 stars
$143.17
+0.5%
$162.00
+13.2%
+57.3%$179.94B$7.00B56.314,412Trending News
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SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.7021 of 5 stars
$76.93
-3.2%
$72.87
-5.3%
-20.8%$11.42B$4.18B30.7710,100Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RMBS
Rambus
3.4099 of 5 stars
$103.99
+1.3%
$93.50
-10.1%
+141.5%$11.19B$556.62M49.05760Analyst Downgrade
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
2.2801 of 5 stars
$71.67
+0.4%
$65.67
-8.4%
+41.9%$9.81B$509.40M311.621,110Analyst Forecast
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
3.3005 of 5 stars
$124.04
-1.7%
$123.00
-0.8%
+6.9%$6.37B$1.90B19.411,660Analyst Forecast
SLAB
Silicon Laboratories
1.2723 of 5 stars
$128.88
-1.3%
$151.13
+17.3%
+19.4%$4.23B$584.39M-40.021,889Analyst Forecast
AMBA
Ambarella
3.0562 of 5 stars
$82.83
-0.5%
$93.88
+13.3%
+49.6%$3.54B$284.86M-39.26900Analyst Forecast
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DIOD
Diodes
2.9281 of 5 stars
$52.76
-0.6%
$55.00
+4.2%
-17.4%$2.45B$1.31B38.518,593News Coverage
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POWI
Power Integrations
4.8383 of 5 stars
$39.37
-1.6%
$61.67
+56.6%
-38.3%$2.21B$418.97M67.88830Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:SMTC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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