SE vs. STM, BIDU, MSCI, DDOG, AME, CSGP, VRT, MPWR, TTD, and CTSH
Should you be buying SEA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SEA include STMicroelectronics (STM), Baidu (BIDU), MSCI (MSCI), Datadog (DDOG), AMETEK (AME), CoStar Group (CSGP), Vertiv (VRT), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Trade Desk (TTD), and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, SEA had 41 more articles in the media than STMicroelectronics. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for SEA and 6 mentions for STMicroelectronics. SEA's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat STMicroelectronics' score of 0.36 indicating that STMicroelectronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
STMicroelectronics received 33 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.85% of users gave SEA an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave STMicroelectronics an outperform vote.
STMicroelectronics presently has a consensus price target of $50.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. SEA has a consensus price target of $72.73, indicating a potential upside of 0.86%. Given SEA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe STMicroelectronics is more favorable than SEA.
5.1% of STMicroelectronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
STMicroelectronics has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
STMicroelectronics has a net margin of 22.30% compared to STMicroelectronics' net margin of 0.39%. SEA's return on equity of 22.95% beat STMicroelectronics' return on equity.
STMicroelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than SEA. STMicroelectronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
STMicroelectronics beats SEA on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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