OSIS vs. SIMO, SMTC, KLIC, UCTT, AMBA, PLAB, SITM, VIAV, MXL, and WOLF
Should you be buying OSI Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OSI Systems include Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Semtech (SMTC), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Ambarella (AMBA), Photronics (PLAB), SiTime (SITM), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), MaxLinear (MXL), and Wolfspeed (WOLF). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) and Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
OSI Systems presently has a consensus price target of $165.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Silicon Motion Technology has a consensus price target of $91.13, indicating a potential upside of 17.75%. Given OSI Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Silicon Motion Technology.
In the previous week, OSI Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Silicon Motion Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for OSI Systems and 5 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology. Silicon Motion Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat OSI Systems' score of 0.90 indicating that Silicon Motion Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Silicon Motion Technology's net margin of 8.34%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.10% beat Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity.
89.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of OSI Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
OSI Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Motion Technology. OSI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Motion Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Silicon Motion Technology received 399 more outperform votes than OSI Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 70.58% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote.
OSI Systems has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
OSI Systems beats Silicon Motion Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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