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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NXPI or ASX?

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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend NXPI or ASX?

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible upside, equities 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)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
ASE Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NXPI or ASX 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
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
ASE Technology	5.44%	9.86%	4.59%

Does the media refer more to NXPI or ASX?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 20 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 9 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat ASE Technology's score of 1.49 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	27 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ASE Technology	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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	$12.32B	4.21	$2.51B	$9.18	22.37
ASE Technology	$610.76B	0.04	$1.01B	$0.47	20.89

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXPI or ASX?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, NXPI or ASX?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASE Technology has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 2.0%. ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASE Technology pays out 48.9% 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.