NVEC vs. AAOI, OIIM, BEEM, MXL, AOSL, SPWR, CEVA, QUIK, GSIT, and VSH
Should you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), O2Micro International (OIIM), Beam Global (BEEM), MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), SunPower (SPWR), CEVA (CEVA), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) and NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
NVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Applied Optoelectronics. Applied Optoelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Applied Optoelectronics has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Applied Optoelectronics currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.49%. Given NVE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Optoelectronics is more favorable than NVE.
In the previous week, Applied Optoelectronics had 3 more articles in the media than NVE. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Applied Optoelectronics and 0 mentions for NVE. NVE's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Applied Optoelectronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Optoelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NVE has a net margin of 57.46% compared to NVE's net margin of -30.65%. Applied Optoelectronics' return on equity of 25.83% beat NVE's return on equity.
Applied Optoelectronics received 395 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.39% of users gave Applied Optoelectronics an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote.
61.7% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Applied Optoelectronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of NVE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Applied Optoelectronics beats NVE on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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