MCHP vs. MRVL, MPWR, SWKS, ADI, MU, INTC, TXN, STM, NXPI, and ON
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), STMicroelectronics (STM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), and Onsemi (ON). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Marvell Technology pays out -22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 42.1% 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. Microchip Technology has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 27.59% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of -16.95%. Marvell Technology's return on equity of 45.59% beat Microchip Technology's return on equity.
Marvell Technology received 559 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.80% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 66.83% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marvell Technology currently has a consensus target price of $81.13, indicating a potential upside of 16.53%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $92.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.18%. Given Microchip Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology and Marvell Technology both had 15 articles in the media. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Microchip Technology's score of 0.75 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Marvell Technology on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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