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STM vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, ERIC, NOK, UI, ASX, ON, HUBB, and GFS

Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Ericsson (ERIC), Nokia (NOK), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), ON Semiconductor (ON), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

STMicroelectronics vs. Its Competitors

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

STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. STMicroelectronics pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% 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.

NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than STMicroelectronics. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STMicroelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STMicroelectronics$13.27B2.15$1.56B$1.1826.87
NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.63$2.51B$9.1825.18

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 8.94%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STMicroelectronics8.94% 6.28% 4.43%
NXP Semiconductors 19.16%29.62%11.55%

STMicroelectronics currently has a consensus target price of $29.67, indicating a potential downside of 6.44%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 6.52%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than STMicroelectronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
STMicroelectronics
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
NXP Semiconductors
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 22 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 2 mentions for STMicroelectronics. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 1.03 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NXP Semiconductors
16 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats STMicroelectronics on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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STM vs. The Competition

MetricSTMicroelectronicsSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$27.01B$580.65B$27.19B$20.53B
Dividend Yield1.02%1.95%3.15%3.77%
P/E Ratio26.8739.8736.0427.85
Price / Sales2.157.002,037.6937.49
Price / Cash8.1423.0137.6521.91
Price / Book1.618.947.054.55
Net Income$1.56B$8.67B$763.02M$984.95M
7 Day Performance6.05%4.35%3.10%3.58%
1 Month Performance26.52%13.45%6.51%6.04%
1 Year Performance-21.45%-5.31%52,212.28%14.49%

STMicroelectronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STM
STMicroelectronics
2.9384 of 5 stars
$31.71
+5.5%
$29.67
-6.4%
-23.2%$27.01B$13.27B26.8749,602Analyst Upgrade
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8704 of 5 stars
$217.44
+0.2%
$244.78
+12.6%
-16.7%$54.93B$12.61B23.6934,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
VRT
Vertiv
3.6557 of 5 stars
$128.06
+0.7%
$126.69
-1.1%
+41.5%$48.80B$8.01B74.4527,000Trending News
Gap Up
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.792 of 5 stars
$250.50
+1.4%
$258.75
+3.3%
+13.8%$46.83B$21.33B29.7246,000Positive News
ERIC
Ericsson
1.7901 of 5 stars
$8.46
+0.2%
$9.80
+15.8%
+36.6%$28.33B$23.45B169.20105,500Trending News
NOK
Nokia
2.056 of 5 stars
$5.17
flat
$5.85
+13.2%
+34.1%$28.19B$20.80B34.4787,900
UI
Ubiquiti
1.4862 of 5 stars
$410.15
+1.8%
$343.50
-16.3%
+178.0%$24.81B$1.93B45.171,380
ASX
ASE Technology
2.6403 of 5 stars
$10.31
-2.6%
N/A-9.4%$22.76B$18.54B21.9497,800Gap Down
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.1154 of 5 stars
$52.49
-0.8%
$56.08
+6.8%
-22.5%$21.94B$7.08B36.4531,100Trending News
Gap Up
HUBB
Hubbell
3.4171 of 5 stars
$407.81
+0.3%
$459.25
+12.6%
+14.4%$21.77B$5.59B27.5916,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
GFS
GlobalFoundries
2.906 of 5 stars
$38.18
-0.6%
$47.09
+23.3%
-21.5%$21.11B$6.75B-112.2914,600News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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