Xperi (XPER) Competitors

Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) and Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend XPER or PLAB?

Xperi presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 162.25%. Photronics has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 82.83%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than Photronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xperi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Photronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, XPER or PLAB?

Xperi has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XPER or PLAB?

Photronics received 6 more outperform votes than Xperi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 65.80% of users gave Xperi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xperi	Outperform Votes 354 65.80%	Underperform Votes 184 34.20%
Photronics	Outperform Votes 360 66.42%	Underperform Votes 182 33.58%

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

94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Photronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Xperi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Photronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to XPER or PLAB?

In the previous week, Photronics had 3 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Photronics and 4 mentions for Xperi. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Xperi's score of 0.43 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xperi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Photronics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is XPER or PLAB more profitable?

Photronics has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Xperi's net margin of -16.72%. Photronics' return on equity of 9.10% beat Xperi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xperi	-16.72%	-7.03%	-4.14%
Photronics	15.07%	9.10%	7.80%

Which has better earnings & valuation, XPER or PLAB?

Photronics has higher revenue and earnings than Xperi. Xperi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Photronics, 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
Xperi	$493.69M	0.67	-$136.61M	-$0.31	-23.37
Photronics	$862.75M	1.41	$130.69M	$2.35	8.15

Summary

Photronics beats Xperi on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.