STM vs. MCHP, ON, NXPI, GFS, MPWR, UMC, ASX, SWKS, LSCC, and MU
Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include Microchip Technology (MCHP), ON Semiconductor (ON), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), United Microelectronics (UMC), ASE Technology (ASX), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), and Micron Technology (MU). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
STMicroelectronics vs.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, STMicroelectronics had 3 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for STMicroelectronics and 9 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 0.71 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 26.52% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 25.30%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 51.12% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Microchip Technology. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Microchip Technology presently has a consensus price target of $90.11, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. STMicroelectronics has a consensus price target of $54.22, suggesting a potential upside of 14.80%. Given STMicroelectronics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology received 369 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.90% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 61.63% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Microchip Technology pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STMicroelectronics pays out 4.4% 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. Microchip Technology has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
89.9% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats STMicroelectronics on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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