Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) and Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ:CY) are both 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LSCC or CY?

98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Cypress Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Cypress Semiconductor 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, LSCC or CY?

Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cypress Semiconductor has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LSCC or CY?

Lattice Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $82.09, indicating a potential upside of 10.58%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Cypress Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lattice Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Cypress Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSCC or CY?

Cypress Semiconductor received 263 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.80% of users gave Cypress Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 69.15% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 520 69.15%	Underperform Votes 232 30.85%
Cypress Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 783 70.80%	Underperform Votes 323 29.20%

Does the media refer more to LSCC or CY?

In the previous week, Lattice Semiconductor had 11 more articles in the media than Cypress Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor and 0 mentions for Cypress Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Cypress Semiconductor's score of 0.00 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lattice Semiconductor	Positive
Cypress Semiconductor	Neutral

Is LSCC or CY more profitable?

Lattice Semiconductor has a net margin of 31.42% compared to Cypress Semiconductor's net margin of 1.83%. Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity of 28.61% beat Cypress Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lattice Semiconductor	31.42%	28.61%	23.07%
Cypress Semiconductor	1.83%	15.83%	9.20%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LSCC or CY?

Lattice Semiconductor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cypress Semiconductor. Cypress Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Lattice Semiconductor	$693.66M	14.72	$259.06M	$1.56	47.59
Cypress Semiconductor	$2.21B	4.04	$40.43M	$0.82	29.05

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats Cypress Semiconductor on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.