MU vs. INTC, ADI, TXN, MCHP, MPWR, AMAT, NXPI, STM, AMD, and T
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and AT&T (T). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) 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 profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Intel has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Micron Technology received 871 more outperform votes than Intel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.44% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 65.77% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.
Intel has a net margin of 7.36% compared to Intel's net margin of -20.57%. Micron Technology's return on equity of 2.19% beat Intel's return on equity.
Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intel pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out -13.3% 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.
64.5% of Intel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Intel had 97 more articles in the media than Micron Technology. MarketBeat recorded 131 mentions for Intel and 34 mentions for Micron Technology. Intel's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.05 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Intel presently has a consensus target price of $39.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.89%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $122.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.39%. Given Micron Technology's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Intel is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Intel has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Intel and Micron Technology tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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