AMKR vs. FORM, MTSI, RMBS, LSCC, ALGM, CRUS, SLAB, IPGP, QRVO, and POWI
Should you be buying Amkor Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amkor Technology include FormFactor (FORM), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Rambus (RMBS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Qorvo (QRVO), and Power Integrations (POWI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
FormFactor received 138 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.07% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote.
In the previous week, FormFactor had 1 more articles in the media than Amkor Technology. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FormFactor and 5 mentions for Amkor Technology. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.12 indicating that Amkor Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
FormFactor currently has a consensus price target of $42.56, indicating a potential downside of 4.90%. Amkor Technology has a consensus price target of $34.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. Given FormFactor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amkor Technology is more favorable than FormFactor.
FormFactor has a net margin of 12.42% compared to FormFactor's net margin of 5.53%. FormFactor's return on equity of 9.37% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.
FormFactor has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. Amkor Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amkor Technology beats FormFactor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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