UI vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, STM, ASX, HUBB, GFS, and UMC
Should you be buying Ubiquiti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ubiquiti include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), GlobalFoundries (GFS), and United Microelectronics (UMC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Ubiquiti vs. Its Competitors
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Ubiquiti has a net margin of 23.65% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of 19.16%. Ubiquiti's return on equity of 217.49% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Ubiquiti. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ubiquiti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ubiquiti has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ubiquiti pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ubiquiti pays out 26.4% 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.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Ubiquiti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 93.1% of Ubiquiti shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 23 more articles in the media than Ubiquiti. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 3 mentions for Ubiquiti. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Ubiquiti's score of 1.23 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus target price of $244.78, indicating a potential upside of 10.65%. Ubiquiti has a consensus target price of $343.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.09%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Ubiquiti.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Ubiquiti on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NYSE:UI) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
