AU Optronics (AUO) Competitors

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) and AU Optronics (NYSE:AUO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is CRUS or AUO more profitable?

Cirrus Logic has a net margin of 9.84% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of -0.59%. AU Optronics' return on equity of 16.13% beat Cirrus Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cirrus Logic	9.84%	16.13%	13.03%
AU Optronics	-0.59%	-0.81%	-0.42%

Which has more risk and volatility, CRUS or AUO?

Cirrus Logic has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, AU Optronics has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CRUS or AUO?

AU Optronics has higher revenue and earnings than Cirrus Logic. AU Optronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cirrus Logic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cirrus Logic	$1.90B	2.54	$176.70M	$3.15	28.35
AU Optronics	$10.05B	0.54	$433.98M	$0.34	16.44

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRUS or AUO?

Cirrus Logic received 253 more outperform votes than AU Optronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.47% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 62.71% of users gave AU Optronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 749 71.47%	Underperform Votes 299 28.53%
AU Optronics	Outperform Votes 496 62.71%	Underperform Votes 295 37.29%

Do analysts rate CRUS or AUO?

Cirrus Logic currently has a consensus price target of $96.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.52%. Given AU Optronics' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cirrus Logic is more favorable than AU Optronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AU Optronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRUS or AUO?

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of AU Optronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of AU Optronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CRUS or AUO?

In the previous week, Cirrus Logic had 9 more articles in the media than AU Optronics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cirrus Logic and 0 mentions for AU Optronics. AU Optronics' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Cirrus Logic's score of 0.00 indicating that Cirrus Logic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cirrus Logic	Neutral
AU Optronics	Neutral

Summary

Cirrus Logic beats AU Optronics on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.