MCHP vs. XLNX, STM, NXPI, MXIM, TXN, MU, INTC, ADI, MRVL, and MPWR
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Xilinx (XLNX), STMicroelectronics (STM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR).
Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Xilinx. Microchip Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xilinx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Microchip Technology had 26 more articles in the media than Xilinx. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Microchip Technology and 0 mentions for Xilinx. Xilinx's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Microchip Technology's score of 0.54 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Microchip Technology has a consensus price target of $101.06, suggesting a potential upside of 5.75%. Given Xilinx's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Xilinx.
Xilinx has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Microchip Technology received 160 more outperform votes than Xilinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.83% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Xilinx an outperform vote.
Xilinx pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Xilinx pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 52.2% 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. Microchip Technology has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Xilinx has a net margin of 25.26% compared to Xilinx's net margin of 24.98%. Xilinx's return on equity of 36.78% beat Microchip Technology's return on equity.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Xilinx on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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