NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Competitors

Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, XLNX or NXPI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xilinx	$3.15B	15.38	$646.51M	$3.71	52.54
NXP Semiconductors	$13.28B	5.24	$2.80B	$10.83	25.12

Is XLNX or NXPI more profitable?

Xilinx has a net margin of 25.26% compared to Xilinx's net margin of 21.24%. Xilinx's return on equity of 37.65% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xilinx	25.26%	31.51%	17.38%
NXP Semiconductors	21.24%	37.65%	13.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, XLNX or NXPI?

Xilinx has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend XLNX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $267.80, suggesting a potential downside of 1.58%. Given Xilinx's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Xilinx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xilinx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
NXP Semiconductors	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is XLNX or NXPI a better dividend stock?

Xilinx pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xilinx pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.5% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. NXP Semiconductors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of XLNX or NXPI?

80.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer XLNX or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 17 more articles in the media than Xilinx. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 0 mentions for Xilinx. Xilinx's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 0.54 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xilinx	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XLNX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 337 more outperform votes than Xilinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.98% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Xilinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xilinx	Outperform Votes 752 55.38%	Underperform Votes 606 44.62%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1089 73.98%	Underperform Votes 383 26.02%

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Xilinx on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.