Xperi (XPER) Competitors

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor VECO or XPER?

In the previous week, Veeco Instruments had 6 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Veeco Instruments and 2 mentions for Xperi. Xperi's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Veeco Instruments' score of 0.45 indicating that Xperi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Xperi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VECO or XPER?

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VECO or XPER?

Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus target price of $30.43, suggesting a potential upside of 42.52%. Xperi has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 136.32%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Xperi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VECO or XPER?

Veeco Instruments received 118 more outperform votes than Xperi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Xperi an outperform vote while only 54.23% of users gave Veeco Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeco Instruments	Outperform Votes 474 54.23%	Underperform Votes 400 45.77%
Xperi	Outperform Votes 356 65.80%	Underperform Votes 185 34.20%

Is VECO or XPER more profitable?

Veeco Instruments has a net margin of 10.28% compared to Xperi's net margin of -16.72%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 9.38% beat Xperi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	10.28%	9.38%	5.48%
Xperi	-16.72%	-7.03%	-4.14%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VECO or XPER?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeco Instruments	$710.11M	1.80	$73.71M	$1.07	19.95
Xperi	$488.88M	0.75	-$136.61M	-$0.43	-18.70

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VECO or XPER?

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Xperi 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.

Summary

Veeco Instruments beats Xperi on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.