MPWR vs. SWKS, MCHP, LSCC, IPGP, POWI, CREE, SMTC, ADI, MU, and INTC
Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Power Integrations (POWI), Cree (CREE), Semtech (SMTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), and Intel (INTC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) and Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, Skyworks Solutions had 45 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Skyworks Solutions and 29 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.38 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 59.6% 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. Skyworks Solutions has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Monolithic Power Systems has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Skyworks Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $108.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.68%. Monolithic Power Systems has a consensus target price of $716.90, indicating a potential upside of 1.89%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Skyworks Solutions is more favorable than Monolithic Power Systems.
Skyworks Solutions received 999 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.77% of users gave Skyworks Solutions an outperform vote while only 75.18% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote.
Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 22.44% compared to Monolithic Power Systems' net margin of 18.85%. Skyworks Solutions' return on equity of 21.47% beat Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity.
Skyworks Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Skyworks Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monolithic Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Monolithic Power Systems beats Skyworks Solutions on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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