STM vs. MU, INTC, ARM, ADI, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, ON, and FSLR
Should you be buying STMicroelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STMicroelectronics include Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), ARM (ARM), Analog Devices (ADI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Onsemi (ON), and First Solar (FSLR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) 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 community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.
STMicroelectronics has a net margin of 22.30% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of -20.57%. Micron Technology's return on equity of 22.95% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.
Micron Technology presently has a consensus price target of $127.12, suggesting a potential upside of 1.70%. STMicroelectronics has a consensus price target of $50.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.92%. Given Micron Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than Micron Technology.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 23 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Micron Technology and 11 mentions for STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.66 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Micron Technology received 3092 more outperform votes than STMicroelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.44% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 62.11% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. STMicroelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Micron Technology pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STMicroelectronics pays out 5.1% 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. Micron Technology has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and STMicroelectronics has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Micron Technology has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
STMicroelectronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STMicroelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology 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.
Summary
Micron Technology beats STMicroelectronics on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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