STMicroelectronics (STM) Competitors $25.84 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STM vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, UI, ASX, GFS, HUBB, and UMCShould you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), GlobalFoundries (GFS), Hubbell (HUBB), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. STMicroelectronics vs. NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Vertiv Nokia Oyj Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Ubiquiti ASE Technology GlobalFoundries Hubbell United Microelectronics STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Is STM or NXPI more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 11.74%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STMicroelectronics11.74% 8.92% 6.22% NXP Semiconductors 19.90%31.45%12.56% Do analysts prefer STM or NXPI? STMicroelectronics currently has a consensus price target of $30.97, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 17.20%. Given STMicroelectronics' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STMicroelectronics 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is STM or NXPI a better dividend stock? STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. STMicroelectronics pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.1% 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STM or NXPI? 5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, STM or NXPI? STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to STM or NXPI? In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 13 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 15 mentions for STMicroelectronics. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 1.16 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STMicroelectronics 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Which has higher valuation & earnings, STM or NXPI? NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTMicroelectronics$12.32B1.88$1.56B$1.1821.90NXP Semiconductors$12.32B4.31$2.51B$9.1822.88 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STM or NXPI? NXP Semiconductors received 589 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.47% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSTMicroelectronicsOutperform Votes53661.47% Underperform Votes33638.53% NXP SemiconductorsOutperform Votes112573.53% Underperform Votes40526.47% SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats STMicroelectronics on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get STMicroelectronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart STM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTMicroelectronicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.21B$59.34B$25.22B$19.70BDividend Yield1.18%2.19%2.89%3.84%P/E Ratio15.5742.1645.0935.13Price / Sales1.8846.762,227.6934.12Price / Cash4.4126.4934.7817.51Price / Book1.327.136.794.78Net Income$1.56B$760.21M$737.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.62%-1.62%0.55%1.62%1 Month Performance29.20%25.98%16.30%13.00%1 Year Performance-36.91%28.99%52,512.20%5.59% STMicroelectronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STMSTMicroelectronics3.1378 of 5 stars$25.84+0.0%$30.97+19.9%-38.5%$23.21B$12.32B15.5748,300Positive NewsGap UpNXPINXP Semiconductors4.8504 of 5 stars$205.73+7.2%$250.37+21.7%-23.2%$52.08B$12.32B21.1934,500Positive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.718 of 5 stars$218.50-0.4%$256.56+17.4%+3.2%$40.87B$21.25B27.7846,000Positive NewsVRTVertiv3.9404 of 5 stars$100.53+6.9%$120.38+19.7%+7.1%$38.31B$8.41B78.5427,000Positive NewsGap DownNOKNokia Oyj3.1804 of 5 stars$5.20+2.1%$5.85+12.6%+39.4%$28.33B$19.17B20.7887,900Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)2.3178 of 5 stars$8.41+1.4%$9.80+16.6%+52.0%$28.01B$249.58B-840,500.00105,500Positive NewsUIUbiquiti1.1285 of 5 stars$427.41+3.4%$331.00-22.6%+171.3%$25.72B$2.15B57.781,380Positive NewsGap DownASXASE Technology3.247 of 5 stars$9.83+6.1%N/A-8.7%$21.69B$610.76B21.8397,800Positive NewsGFSGlobalFoundries2.8764 of 5 stars$38.84+6.8%$48.33+24.4%-27.6%$21.53B$6.79B-81.1114,600News CoverageGap UpHUBBHubbell3.6482 of 5 stars$377.21+5.7%$449.38+19.1%-2.1%$20.24B$5.59B26.2716,300Positive NewsUMCUnited Microelectronics3.0488 of 5 stars$7.67+2.9%$7.40-3.5%-6.6%$19.21B$235.53B13.2219,500Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXPI Alternatives LHX Alternatives VRT Alternatives NOK Alternatives ERIC Alternatives UI Alternatives ASX Alternatives GFS Alternatives HUBB Alternatives UMC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:STM) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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