ENTG vs. UMC, ZM, SNAP, CHKP, IOT, VRSN, STX, ERIC, TYL, and GDDY
Should you be buying Entegris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Entegris include United Microelectronics (UMC), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), Snap (SNAP), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Samsara (IOT), VeriSign (VRSN), Seagate Technology (STX), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), and GoDaddy (GDDY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Entegris pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. United Microelectronics pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Entegris pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Microelectronics pays out 62.9% 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.
Entegris received 109 more outperform votes than United Microelectronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.72% of users gave Entegris an outperform vote while only 61.92% of users gave United Microelectronics an outperform vote.
Entegris presently has a consensus price target of $141.64, indicating a potential upside of 6.81%. United Microelectronics has a consensus price target of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.25%. Given United Microelectronics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe United Microelectronics is more favorable than Entegris.
In the previous week, United Microelectronics had 14 more articles in the media than Entegris. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for United Microelectronics and 4 mentions for Entegris. Entegris' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat United Microelectronics' score of 0.15 indicating that Entegris is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Entegris has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Entegris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
United Microelectronics has a net margin of 24.79% compared to Entegris' net margin of 5.13%. United Microelectronics' return on equity of 15.82% beat Entegris' return on equity.
United Microelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Entegris. United Microelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Entegris and United Microelectronics tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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