MRVL vs. MCHP, NXPI, STM, ENPH, SWKS, QRVO, SIMO, ARM, RSG, and SPOT
Should you be buying Marvell Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marvell Technology include Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Qorvo (QRVO), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), ARM (ARM), Republic Services (RSG), and Spotify Technology (SPOT).
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Marvell Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 14 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Marvell Technology and 18 mentions for Microchip Technology. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Microchip Technology's score of 0.64 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% 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.
Microchip Technology presently has a consensus target price of $99.39, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Marvell Technology has a consensus target price of $81.28, suggesting a potential upside of 13.01%. Given Microchip Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 24.98% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of -16.95%. Marvell Technology's return on equity of 36.78% beat Microchip Technology's return on equity.
Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Marvell Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Microchip Technology pays out 51.9% 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. 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.
Marvell Technology received 551 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.81% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote while only 66.76% of users gave Marvell Technology an outperform vote.
Microchip Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Marvell Technology on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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