Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) Competitors

Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in POWI or AOSL?

Power Integrations received 115 more outperform votes than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Power Integrations	Outperform Votes 426 62.83%	Underperform Votes 252 37.17%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 311 57.06%	Underperform Votes 234 42.94%

Do analysts recommend POWI or AOSL?

Power Integrations presently has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.09%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power Integrations	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is POWI or AOSL more profitable?

Power Integrations has a net margin of 9.27% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -2.94%. Power Integrations' return on equity of 4.14% beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power Integrations	9.27%	4.14%	3.77%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	-2.94%	0.19%	0.15%

Does the media prefer POWI or AOSL?

In the previous week, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor had 2 more articles in the media than Power Integrations. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor and 3 mentions for Power Integrations. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Power Integrations' score of 0.65 indicating that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Power Integrations	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, POWI or AOSL?

Power Integrations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Integrations, 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
Power Integrations	$444.54M	7.97	$55.74M	$0.66	94.43
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	$657.27M	1.70	-$11.08M	-$0.67	-57.34

Which has more risk and volatility, POWI or AOSL?

Power Integrations has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in POWI or AOSL?

79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Power Integrations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Power Integrations beats Alpha and Omega Semiconductor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.