ALAB vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, STM, NOK, ERIC, UI, ON, ASX, and GFS
Should you be buying Astera Labs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Astera Labs include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), STMicroelectronics (STM), Nokia (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), Ubiquiti (UI), ON Semiconductor (ON), ASE Technology (ASX), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Astera Labs vs. Its Competitors
Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Astera Labs' net margin of 8.44%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Astera Labs' return on equity.
Astera Labs has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
60.5% of Astera Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Astera Labs had 17 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Astera Labs and 23 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Astera Labs' score of 0.85 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Astera Labs currently has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $251.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.83%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Astera Labs.
NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Astera Labs. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astera Labs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Astera Labs on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ALAB) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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