UMC vs. SWKS, ASX, GFS, ON, ALAB, QRVO, LSCC, MPWR, AMKR, and MTSI
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), ASE Technology (ASX), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), Onsemi (ON), Astera Labs (ALAB), Qorvo (QRVO), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Amkor Technology (AMKR), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) 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 media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Skyworks Solutions received 1337 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.06% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 19.48%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 18.68% beat United Microelectronics' return on equity.
United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Skyworks Solutions pays out 48.2% 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.
United Microelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Skyworks Solutions. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyworks Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
United Microelectronics currently has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential downside of 1.03%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus price target of $115.10, suggesting a potential upside of 11.80%. Given Skyworks Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Skyworks Solutions is more favorable than United Microelectronics.
In the previous week, United Microelectronics had 5 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for United Microelectronics and 9 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat United Microelectronics' score of 0.17 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Skyworks Solutions beats United Microelectronics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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