DQ vs. LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, PL, KLIC, COMM, and HIMX
Should you be buying DAQO New Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DAQO New Energy include LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), CommScope (COMM), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
DAQO New Energy vs. Its Competitors
DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) and LG Display (NYSE:LPL) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.
47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of LG Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DAQO New Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LG Display. DAQO New Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LG Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, DAQO New Energy had 6 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for DAQO New Energy and 4 mentions for LG Display. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat LG Display's score of 0.44 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LG Display has a net margin of -7.17% compared to DAQO New Energy's net margin of -58.63%. DAQO New Energy's return on equity of -7.16% beat LG Display's return on equity.
DAQO New Energy presently has a consensus price target of $22.59, suggesting a potential upside of 11.90%. Given DAQO New Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DAQO New Energy is more favorable than LG Display.
Summary
DAQO New Energy beats LG Display on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NYSE:DQ) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
