ASE Technology (ASX) Competitors

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 12.57%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ASE Technology. ASE Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, 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
ASE Technology	$610.76B	0.04	$1.01B	$0.47	21.54
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.48	$2.51B	$9.18	23.83

Which has more risk & volatility, ASX or NXPI?

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASX or NXPI more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.44%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASE Technology	5.44%	9.86%	4.59%
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%

Does the media favor ASX or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 13 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 4 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat ASE Technology's score of 1.36 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASE Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 749 more outperform votes than ASE Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave ASE Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ASE Technology	Outperform Votes 376 64.27%	Underperform Votes 209 35.73%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASX or NXPI?

6.8% of ASE Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of ASE Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ASX or NXPI a better dividend stock?

ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ASE Technology pays out 48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.1% 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.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats ASE Technology on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.