ADI vs. TXN, MU, MRVL, INTC, MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, SWKS, MTSI, and ALTR
Should you be buying Analog Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Analog Devices include Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Intel (INTC), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), and Altair Engineering (ALTR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Analog Devices vs.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Texas Instruments had 24 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Texas Instruments and 24 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Texas Instruments' score of 0.99 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Texas Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Texas Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analog Devices currently has a consensus price target of $248.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.48%. Texas Instruments has a consensus price target of $210.45, indicating a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Texas Instruments.
Texas Instruments has a net margin of 31.60% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 17.35%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 29.05% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Analog Devices pays out 111.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Texas Instruments pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Texas Instruments has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Texas Instruments received 214 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.99% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.
86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Texas Instruments beats Analog Devices on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ADI) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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