AOSL vs. NPTN, DSPG, IOTS, MX, DIOD, SMTC, AMBA, MXL, SPWR, and CEVA
Should you be buying Alpha and Omega Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor include NeoPhotonics (NPTN), DSP Group (DSPG), Adesto Technologies (IOTS), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Diodes (DIOD), Semtech (SMTC), Ambarella (AMBA), MaxLinear (MXL), SunPower (SPWR), and CEVA (CEVA).
NeoPhotonics (NYSE:NPTN) and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.98%. Given NeoPhotonics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NeoPhotonics.
NeoPhotonics has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a net margin of -1.44% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -1.89%. NeoPhotonics' return on equity of 1.39% beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity.
NeoPhotonics received 115 more outperform votes than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.72% of users gave NeoPhotonics an outperform vote while only 57.95% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote.
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than NeoPhotonics. NeoPhotonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had 5 more articles in the media than NeoPhotonics. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and 0 mentions for NeoPhotonics. NeoPhotonics' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's score of 0.43 indicating that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.6% of NeoPhotonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of NeoPhotonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats NeoPhotonics on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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