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ASX vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, UI, ERIC, ON, STM, HUBB, NOK, and GFS

Should you be buying ASE Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASE Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Ubiquiti (UI), Ericsson (ERIC), ON Semiconductor (ON), STMicroelectronics (STM), Hubbell (HUBB), Nokia (NOK), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

ASE Technology vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 24 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 10 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat ASE Technology's score of 0.43 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors
24 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ASE Technology
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.20$2.51B$8.3925.02
ASE Technology$18.54B1.19$987.46M$0.4721.32

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

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 17.72% compared to ASE Technology's net margin of 5.48%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 27.99% beat ASE Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors17.72% 27.99% 10.75%
ASE Technology 5.48%10.32%4.67%

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $256.05, indicating a potential upside of 21.98%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than ASE Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95
ASE Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 55.3% 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 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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ASX vs. The Competition

MetricASE TechnologyELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$22.10B$38.61B$28.67B$20.47B
Dividend Yield2.63%2.38%3.09%3.71%
P/E Ratio21.32539.0848.0929.04
Price / Sales1.19246.211,541.8157.15
Price / Cash7.7991.2436.0122.46
Price / Book2.124.898.424.43
Net Income$987.46M$528.96M$783.53M$993.74M
7 Day Performance-4.62%-7.58%3.32%-3.40%
1 Month Performance-3.38%-7.11%-1.08%-2.70%
1 Year Performance12.21%37.93%53,283.36%10.16%

ASE Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASX
ASE Technology
2.9155 of 5 stars
$10.02
+5.5%
N/A+12.2%$22.10B$18.54B21.3297,079News Coverage
Earnings Report
Gap Up
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8304 of 5 stars
$228.49
+2.3%
$256.05
+12.1%
-11.7%$57.72B$12.61B27.2333,100Positive News
Insider Trade
VRT
Vertiv
3.4798 of 5 stars
$142.74
+3.8%
$136.76
-4.2%
+102.8%$52.39B$8.41B82.9931,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.6032 of 5 stars
$269.28
flat
$276.53
+2.7%
+20.9%$50.34B$21.37B30.0947,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
UI
Ubiquiti
1.6025 of 5 stars
$459.03
+2.8%
$343.50
-25.2%
+148.6%$27.01B$2.32B50.551,515Positive News
Short Interest ↑
ERIC
Ericsson
3.7131 of 5 stars
$7.41
-1.1%
$9.80
+32.3%
+7.6%$24.81B$23.45B14.8294,326Trending News
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.211 of 5 stars
$58.66
+3.1%
$58.73
+0.1%
-16.4%$24.51B$7.08B40.7426,490Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
STM
STMicroelectronics
4.458 of 5 stars
$26.70
+1.4%
$32.21
+20.7%
-16.9%$23.98B$13.27B38.7049,602
HUBB
Hubbell
2.1236 of 5 stars
$437.14
-1.2%
$456.25
+4.4%
+16.4%$23.33B$5.59B29.5817,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NOK
Nokia
3.846 of 5 stars
$4.27
-1.4%
$5.85
+37.0%
+5.2%$22.98B$20.80B21.3580,361Trending News
Dividend Cut
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GFS
GlobalFoundries
3.674 of 5 stars
$40.68
+1.8%
$47.92
+17.8%
-19.6%$22.49B$6.75B-119.6413,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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