GCTS vs. VREX, MVIS, AUDC, VLN, CAN, TBCH, LAES, CRNT, ATOM, and OST
Should you be buying GCT Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GCT Semiconductor include Varex Imaging (VREX), MicroVision (MVIS), AudioCodes (AUDC), Valens Semiconductor (VLN), Canaan (CAN), Turtle Beach (TBCH), SEALSQ (LAES), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Atomera (ATOM), and Ostin Technology Group (OST). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
GCT Semiconductor vs.
GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.
GCT Semiconductor has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.79%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 4.00% beat GCT Semiconductor's return on equity.
GCT Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCT Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Varex Imaging received 236 more outperform votes than GCT Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave GCT Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 63.81% of users gave Varex Imaging an outperform vote.
GCT Semiconductor presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 369.48%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 194.50%. Given GCT Semiconductor's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GCT Semiconductor is more favorable than Varex Imaging.
In the previous week, GCT Semiconductor had 3 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for GCT Semiconductor and 13 mentions for Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat GCT Semiconductor's score of -0.32 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
GCT Semiconductor beats Varex Imaging on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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