Ambarella (AMBA) Competitors

Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMBA or LSCC?

82.1% of Ambarella shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ambarella shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMBA or LSCC?

Lattice Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Ambarella. Ambarella is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Ambarella	$284.87M	8.14	-$169.42M	-$2.84	-19.58
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40M	17.15	$61.13M	$0.44	144.09

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMBA or LSCC?

Ambarella received 301 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.43% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 67.91% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ambarella	Outperform Votes 853 67.91%	Underperform Votes 403 32.09%
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 552 69.43%	Underperform Votes 243 30.57%

Do analysts recommend AMBA or LSCC?

Ambarella currently has a consensus price target of $86.67, indicating a potential upside of 55.85%. Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $66.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.50%. Given Ambarella's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambarella is more favorable than Lattice Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ambarella	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is AMBA or LSCC more profitable?

Lattice Semiconductor has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -62.38%. Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity of 11.22% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ambarella	-62.38%	-23.52%	-19.93%
Lattice Semiconductor	12.00%	11.22%	9.39%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMBA or LSCC?

Ambarella has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AMBA or LSCC?

In the previous week, Ambarella had 3 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ambarella and 15 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ambarella's score of 0.75 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ambarella	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lattice Semiconductor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats Ambarella on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.