Hubbell (HUBB) Competitors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXPI or HUBB?

NXP Semiconductors received 794 more outperform votes than Hubbell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 56.58% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 331 56.58%	Underperform Votes 254 43.42%

Does the media favor NXPI or HUBB?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 4 more articles in the media than Hubbell. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 24 mentions for Hubbell. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Hubbell's score of 1.30 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hubbell	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NXPI or HUBB a better dividend stock?

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hubbell pays out 35.7% 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. Hubbell has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NXPI or HUBB?

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hubbell, 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
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.31	$2.51B	$9.18	22.88
Hubbell	$5.59B	3.72	$777.80M	$14.78	26.35

Do analysts rate NXPI or HUBB?

NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus price target of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 17.20%. Hubbell has a consensus price target of $457.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. Given Hubbell's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hubbell is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is NXPI or HUBB more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Hubbell's net margin of 13.82%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Hubbell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
Hubbell	13.82%	28.62%	13.10%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NXPI or HUBB?

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, NXPI or HUBB?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hubbell has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Hubbell on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.