SWKS vs. LSCC, MPWR, RMBS, POWI, SLAB, MTSI, CRUS, DIOD, MCHP, and ASX
Should you be buying Skyworks Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skyworks Solutions include Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Rambus (RMBS), Power Integrations (POWI), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Diodes (DIOD), Microchip Technology (MCHP), and ASE Technology (ASX). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Skyworks Solutions vs.
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $90.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.36%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus target price of $118.46, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.
Lattice Semiconductor has a net margin of 28.63% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 21.70%. Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity of 44.49% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.
Skyworks Solutions received 1196 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.66% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 68.98% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote.
97.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Lattice Semiconductor. Skyworks Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 4 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Lattice Semiconductor's score of 0.96 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lattice Semiconductor beats Skyworks Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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