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ASX vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, UI, ALAB, CLS, ERIC, NOK, CRDO, and STM

Should you be buying ASE Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASE Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Ubiquiti (UI), Astera Labs (ALAB), Celestica (CLS), Ericsson (ERIC), Nokia (NOK), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), and STMicroelectronics (STM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

ASE Technology vs. Its Competitors

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

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
ASE Technology5.48% 10.33% 4.56%
NXP Semiconductors 17.72%27.99%10.75%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by 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 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ASE Technology$18.54B1.32$987.46M$0.4723.51
NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.37$2.51B$8.3926.08

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 6 more articles in the media than ASE Technology. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 10 mentions for ASE Technology. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat ASE Technology's score of 1.06 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NXP Semiconductors
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $256.05, suggesting a potential upside of 17.02%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible 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)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

ASE Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ASE Technology pays out 55.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 48.4% 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.

ASE Technology has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASX vs. The Competition

MetricASE TechnologyELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$24.52B$45.49B$31.12B$21.58B
Dividend Yield2.35%2.26%3.17%3.48%
P/E Ratio23.51642.65439.7229.75
Price / Sales1.32236.111,752.5086.40
Price / Cash8.6590.2736.9425.00
Price / Book2.345.647.244.58
Net Income$987.46M$551.26M$808.32M$999.94M
7 Day Performance5.73%4.32%3.60%0.68%
1 Month Performance10.28%5.52%4.17%3.10%
1 Year Performance14.33%51.88%24,081.72%14.39%

ASE Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASX
ASE Technology
3.5966 of 5 stars
$11.05
-0.5%
N/A+15.8%$24.52B$18.54B23.5197,079News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9735 of 5 stars
$225.50
-0.5%
$256.05
+13.5%
-2.8%$57.16B$12.61B26.8833,100Positive News
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.3034 of 5 stars
$273.51
+0.4%
$279.47
+2.2%
+22.4%$50.96B$21.33B30.5647,000News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
VRT
Vertiv
3.8 of 5 stars
$121.72
-1.8%
$142.00
+16.7%
+55.5%$47.35B$8.01B37.1331,000Positive News
Insider Trade
UI
Ubiquiti
2.3972 of 5 stars
$583.31
+1.1%
$499.67
-14.3%
+200.3%$34.91B$2.57B53.041,667Positive News
Analyst Revision
ALAB
Astera Labs
3.2205 of 5 stars
$216.10
+13.0%
$142.00
-34.3%
+454.9%$31.78B$396.29M360.76225High Trading Volume
CLS
Celestica
3.8341 of 5 stars
$244.34
+0.7%
$174.75
-28.5%
+430.5%$27.92B$9.65B52.8926,865News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ERIC
Ericsson
3.2757 of 5 stars
$7.90
-1.4%
$9.80
+24.1%
+8.3%$26.82B$23.45B15.8094,326
NOK
Nokia
3.6779 of 5 stars
$4.59
+0.8%
$5.52
+20.3%
+7.4%$24.48B$20.80B22.9380,361
CRDO
Credo Technology Group
3.4698 of 5 stars
$147.53
+4.8%
$126.27
-14.4%
+483.3%$24.36B$436.77M210.18380Trending News
Insider Trade
Options Volume
STM
STMicroelectronics
4.1942 of 5 stars
$26.58
-1.1%
$32.06
+20.6%
-7.2%$24.12B$13.27B38.5249,602Positive News

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This page (NYSE:ASX) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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