GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) Competitors

Arteris (NASDAQ:AIP) and GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, AIP or GCTS?

Arteris has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AIP or GCTS?

64.4% of Arteris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.7% of Arteris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIP or GCTS?

GCT Semiconductor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Arteris. Arteris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCT Semiconductor, 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
Arteris	$57.72M	4.87	-$33.64M	-$0.87	-7.80
GCT Semiconductor	$9.13M	7.43	-$2M	-$0.26	-5.40

Does the media favor AIP or GCTS?

In the previous week, Arteris had 4 more articles in the media than GCT Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Arteris and 2 mentions for GCT Semiconductor. Arteris' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat GCT Semiconductor's score of 0.00 indicating that Arteris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arteris	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GCT Semiconductor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate AIP or GCTS?

Arteris currently has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 87.97%. GCT Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 255.87%. Given GCT Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GCT Semiconductor is more favorable than Arteris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arteris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
GCT Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AIP or GCTS more profitable?

GCT Semiconductor has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Arteris' net margin of -58.27%. GCT Semiconductor's return on equity of 0.00% beat Arteris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arteris	-58.27%	-828.71%	-32.69%
GCT Semiconductor	N/A	N/A	-27.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIP or GCTS?

Arteris received 18 more outperform votes than GCT Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave GCT Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 64.52% of users gave Arteris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arteris	Outperform Votes 20 64.52%	Underperform Votes 11 35.48%
GCT Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

GCT Semiconductor beats Arteris on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.