AUO vs. ALGM, CRUS, RMBS, SLAB, IPGP, POWI, TSEM, FORM, SYNA, and MTSI
Should you be buying AU Optronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AU Optronics include Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Rambus (RMBS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Power Integrations (POWI), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), FormFactor (FORM), Synaptics (SYNA), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
AU Optronics (NYSE:AUO) and Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Allegro MicroSystems had 8 more articles in the media than AU Optronics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems and 1 mentions for AU Optronics. Allegro MicroSystems' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat AU Optronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Allegro MicroSystems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Allegro MicroSystems has a net margin of 21.14% compared to AU Optronics' net margin of -0.59%. Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity of 23.84% beat AU Optronics' return on equity.
AU Optronics received 449 more outperform votes than Allegro MicroSystems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.71% of users gave AU Optronics an outperform vote while only 61.04% of users gave Allegro MicroSystems an outperform vote.
AU Optronics has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Allegro MicroSystems has a consensus target price of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.48%. Given Allegro MicroSystems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Allegro MicroSystems is more favorable than AU Optronics.
6.6% of AU Optronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of AU Optronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AU Optronics has higher revenue and earnings than Allegro MicroSystems. AU Optronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegro MicroSystems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Allegro MicroSystems beats AU Optronics on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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