STM vs. INTC, MU, ADI, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, ON, GFS, and ASX
Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Onsemi (ON), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), and ASE Technology (ASX). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Intel had 12 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Intel and 33 mentions for STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Intel's score of 0.33 indicating that STMicroelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
STMicroelectronics has a net margin of 22.30% compared to Intel's net margin of 7.36%. STMicroelectronics' return on equity of 22.95% beat Intel's return on equity.
Intel received 2214 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.64% of users gave Intel an outperform vote while only 61.96% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. STMicroelectronics pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intel pays out 52.1% 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.
5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
STMicroelectronics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intel. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
STMicroelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $43.56, suggesting a potential upside of 28.17%. Intel has a consensus price target of $39.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Given STMicroelectronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Intel.
Summary
STMicroelectronics beats Intel on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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