XLNX vs. MCHP, MU, MPWR, SWKS, LSCC, ADI, INTC, TXN, NXPI, and STM
Should you be buying Xilinx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xilinx include Microchip Technology (MCHP), Micron Technology (MU), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Analog Devices (ADI), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), and STMicroelectronics (STM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Xilinx vs.
Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.
Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $90.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.42%. Given Microchip Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Xilinx.
Microchip Technology received 122 more outperform votes than Xilinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.09% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Xilinx an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Microchip Technology had 14 more articles in the media than Xilinx. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Microchip Technology and 0 mentions for Xilinx. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Xilinx's score of 0.54 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Xilinx has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Xilinx's net margin of 25.26%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 50.01% beat Xilinx's return on equity.
Xilinx pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Xilinx pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Xilinx. Microchip Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xilinx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
80.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Xilinx on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding XLNX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
