MRVL vs. NXPI, MCHP, STM, ENPH, SWKS, QRVO, ARM, RSG, SPOT, and NU
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Microchip Technology (MCHP), STMicroelectronics (STM), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Qorvo (QRVO), ARM (ARM), Republic Services (RSG), Spotify Technology (SPOT), and NU (NU).
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 12 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Marvell Technology and 12 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 0.64 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned 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.
NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marvell Technology pays out -22.2% 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. NXP Semiconductors has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. NXP Semiconductors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 21.24% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of -16.95%. Marvell Technology's return on equity of 37.65% beat NXP Semiconductors' return on equity.
NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus price target of $257.72, indicating a potential downside of 1.53%. Marvell Technology has a consensus price target of $81.13, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marvell Technology received 376 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.91% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 66.77% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Marvell Technology on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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