UMC vs. NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, STM, MPWR, ON, FSLR, GFS, ASX, and ENPH
Should you be buying United Microelectronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Microelectronics include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), STMicroelectronics (STM), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Onsemi (ON), First Solar (FSLR), GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), and Enphase Energy (ENPH). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of 21.24%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 37.65% beat United Microelectronics' return on equity.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NXP Semiconductors received 715 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.98% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% 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 higher revenue and earnings than United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more 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.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 13 more articles in the media than United Microelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 5 mentions for United Microelectronics. United Microelectronics' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 0.93 indicating that United Microelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Microelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $267.80, indicating a potential downside of 1.58%. Given United Microelectronics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe United Microelectronics is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats United Microelectronics on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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