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ST vs. DIOD, LFUS, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, DOV, ITT, TEL, TKR, and VSH

Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), TE Connectivity (TEL), Timken (TKR), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).

Sensata Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) and Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Diodes has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Diodes has a net margin of 4.59% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of 2.97%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 16.88% beat Diodes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diodes4.59% 2.98% 2.35%
Sensata Technologies 2.97%16.88%6.76%

Sensata Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Diodes. Diodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensata Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diodes$1.31B1.87$44.02M$1.3738.59
Sensata Technologies$3.75B1.22$128.48M$0.7541.99

Diodes currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Sensata Technologies has a consensus price target of $34.64, indicating a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Diodes.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diodes
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Sensata Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

99.2% of Diodes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Diodes shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Sensata Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sensata Technologies and 10 mentions for Diodes. Sensata Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Diodes' score of 1.06 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Diodes
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sensata Technologies
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Sensata Technologies beats Diodes on 10 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

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ST vs. The Competition

MetricSensata TechnologiesINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.59B$3.01B$31.24B$21.49B
Dividend Yield1.51%1.05%3.18%3.53%
P/E Ratio42.0127.29437.9129.72
Price / Sales1.222.861,762.4751.54
Price / Cash4.7714.9336.4424.51
Price / Book1.633.597.224.58
Net Income$128.48M$91.11M$807.55M$999.91M
7 Day Performance-1.62%-2.66%2.85%0.72%
1 Month Performance0.96%-3.54%4.97%4.73%
1 Year Performance-7.77%17.88%24,267.43%16.03%

Sensata Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.6744 of 5 stars
$31.33
-2.7%
$34.64
+10.6%
-6.8%$4.56B$3.75B41.7919,000News Coverage
Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.3561 of 5 stars
$54.44
-2.5%
$55.00
+1.0%
-12.2%$2.53B$1.31B39.748,593Positive News
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.6166 of 5 stars
$259.83
-1.6%
$234.50
-9.7%
+10.0%$6.44B$2.19B54.1316,000Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.6895 of 5 stars
$65.00
-0.4%
$76.58
+17.8%
-16.0%$35.08B$4.40B-191.1819,400Positive News
MKSI
MKS
4.3079 of 5 stars
$103.34
-3.9%
$119.80
+15.9%
+3.4%$6.94B$3.59B26.2310,200Positive News
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9742 of 5 stars
$234.85
-1.8%
$256.05
+9.0%
-3.3%$59.21B$12.61B27.9933,100Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.8807 of 5 stars
$178.89
-1.5%
$213.92
+19.6%
-2.7%$24.53B$7.75B10.7924,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.5084 of 5 stars
$170.10
-1.5%
$179.22
+5.4%
+35.3%$13.28B$3.63B26.7511,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4836 of 5 stars
$206.33
-0.8%
$197.55
-4.3%
+47.5%$61.02B$15.85B24.9787,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
TKR
Timken
4.264 of 5 stars
$77.26
-1.2%
$79.80
+3.3%
+0.3%$5.38B$4.57B17.5619,000Analyst Revision
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
3.5256 of 5 stars
$15.41
-1.8%
$19.00
+23.3%
-14.0%$2.10B$2.94B-23.7122,700Positive News

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