Xperi (XPER) Competitors $7.76 -0.08 (-0.96%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.74 -0.02 (-0.27%) As of 04:09 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock XPER vs. PLAB, VECO, UCTT, COHU, PDFS, AXTI, RBCN, AMAT, LRCX, and KLACShould you be buying Xperi stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xperi include Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), AXT (AXTI), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), and KLA (KLAC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Xperi vs. Photronics Veeco Instruments Ultra Clean Cohu PDF Solutions AXT Rubicon Technology Applied Materials Lam Research KLA Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and Xperi (NASDAQ:XPER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLAB or XPER? 88.4% of Photronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Xperi shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Xperi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PLAB or XPER 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 Photronics15.07% 9.10% 7.80% Xperi -16.72%-7.03%-4.14% Which has more volatility and risk, PLAB or XPER? Photronics has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xperi has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLAB or XPER? Photronics received 4 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhotronicsOutperform Votes36066.42% Underperform Votes18233.58% XperiOutperform Votes35665.80% Underperform Votes18534.20% Do analysts prefer PLAB or XPER? Photronics currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.32%. Xperi has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 144.69%. Given Xperi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xperi is more favorable than Photronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Photronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Xperi 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLAB or XPER? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhotronics$862.75M1.46$130.69M$2.358.45Xperi$488.88M0.72-$136.61M-$0.43-18.06 Does the media prefer PLAB or XPER? In the previous week, Photronics had 5 more articles in the media than Xperi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Photronics and 3 mentions for Xperi. Xperi's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Photronics' score of 1.32 indicating that Xperi is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Photronics 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xperi 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPhotronics beats Xperi on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Xperi News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XPER and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart XPER vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXperiPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$353.45M$26.39B$24.28B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.48%4.11%P/E Ratio-4.09118.7833.4319.71Price / Sales0.7222.36283.63120.67Price / Cash71.7886.0630.9334.62Price / Book0.879.275.414.50Net Income-$136.61M$436.62M$195.96M$248.22M7 Day Performance-3.07%-0.54%-0.68%-0.78%1 Month Performance10.52%28.07%16.74%11.53%1 Year Performance-16.24%21.64%19.51%8.99% Xperi Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XPERXperi2.819 of 5 stars$7.77-1.0%$19.00+144.7%-17.8%$353.45M$488.88M-4.092,100Positive NewsPLABPhotronics4.2634 of 5 stars$20.38-0.8%$35.00+71.7%-24.6%$1.30B$862.75M9.751,830Positive NewsVECOVeeco Instruments3.6054 of 5 stars$20.23-1.6%$30.43+50.4%-52.1%$1.18B$710.11M16.311,220Positive NewsGap DownUCTTUltra Clean4.0353 of 5 stars$21.44-2.8%$37.00+72.6%-55.9%$968.00M$2.14B268.037,760Trending NewsCOHUCohu3.1194 of 5 stars$17.73-0.2%$28.43+60.3%-44.1%$824.50M$390.96M-11.823,220PDFSPDF Solutions3.919 of 5 stars$19.39-1.6%$33.33+71.9%-47.5%$758.91M$185.93M193.90460Positive NewsAXTIAXT3.1319 of 5 stars$1.44-3.4%$4.75+229.9%-51.7%$65.67M$96.03M-5.141,400Positive NewsRBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$2.15-1.8%N/A+143.3%$5.11M$3.88M11.3210High Trading VolumeAMATApplied Materials4.8337 of 5 stars$165.94+0.2%$199.48+20.2%-26.4%$134.82B$28.09B21.6933,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLRCXLam Research4.6482 of 5 stars$83.82-0.7%$91.56+9.2%-14.5%$107.22B$17.14B25.4617,700Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementKLACKLA4.5681 of 5 stars$787.01-0.5%$802.74+2.0%-0.5%$104.07B$11.55B33.1014,000Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Photronics Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Ultra Clean Alternatives Cohu Alternatives PDF Solutions Alternatives AXT Alternatives Rubicon Technology Alternatives Applied Materials Alternatives Lam Research Alternatives KLA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:XPER) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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