ASE Technology (ASX) Competitors

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

Is NXPI or ASX more profitable?

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 Semiconductors	17.72%	27.99%	10.75%
ASE Technology	5.48%	10.33%	4.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, NXPI or ASX?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NXPI or ASX?

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $256.05, indicating a potential upside of 9.04%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NXPI or ASX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NXP Semiconductors	$12.12B	4.88	$2.51B	$8.39	27.99
ASE Technology	$621.27B	0.04	$987.46M	$0.47	20.97

Is NXPI or ASX a better dividend stock?

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 48.3% 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.

Does the media favor NXPI or ASX?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 26 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 4 mentions for ASE Technology. ASE Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.56 indicating that ASE Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ASE Technology	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NXPI or ASX?

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

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats ASE Technology on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.