NVTS vs. HIMX, AOSL, SGH, LASR, IMOS, INDI, SKYT, HLLY, NVEC, and AAOI
Should you be buying Navitas Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navitas Semiconductor include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), SMART Global (SGH), nLIGHT (LASR), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), indie Semiconductor (INDI), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), Holley (HLLY), NVE (NVEC), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI).
Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Navitas Semiconductor had 4 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor and 3 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Navitas Semiconductor's score of 0.46 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Himax Technologies received 558 more outperform votes than Navitas Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.31% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 36.73% of users gave Navitas Semiconductor an outperform vote.
46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $9.82, suggesting a potential upside of 112.02%. Himax Technologies has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.14%. Given Navitas Semiconductor's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -183.04%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 6.42% beat Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats Navitas Semiconductor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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