Analog Devices (ADI) Competitors

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMAT or ADI?

Applied Materials received 699 more outperform votes than Analog Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.98% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 69.19% of users gave Analog Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Applied Materials	Outperform Votes 1914 71.98%	Underperform Votes 745 28.02%
Analog Devices	Outperform Votes 1215 69.19%	Underperform Votes 541 30.81%

Does the media prefer AMAT or ADI?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 71 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Applied Materials and 30 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.55 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials	40 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMAT or ADI?

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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
Applied Materials	$27.18B	5.17	$7.18B	$8.61	19.80
Analog Devices	$9.70B	10.80	$3.31B	$3.33	63.37

Do analysts recommend AMAT or ADI?

Applied Materials presently has a consensus price target of $219.81, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $249.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Applied Materials' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more risk and volatility, AMAT or ADI?

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMAT or ADI a better dividend stock?

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Applied Materials pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 110.5% 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 raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AMAT or ADI more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 26.41% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 17.07%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 39.26% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Materials	26.41%	39.26%	21.92%
Analog Devices	17.07%	9.47%	6.89%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMAT or ADI?

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Analog Devices on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.