ASML vs. LRCX, ORCL, CRM, AMD, ADBE, QCOM, CSCO, TMUS, INTU, and AMAT Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Lam Research (LRCX), Oracle (ORCL), Salesforce (CRM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Intuit (INTU), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML ) and Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, Lam Research had 13 more articles in the media than ASML. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Lam Research and 20 mentions for ASML. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat ASML's score of 0.64 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Lam Research. Lam Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ASML pays an annual dividend of $6.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lam Research pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lam Research is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
ASML has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lam Research has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Lam Research shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Lam Research received 767 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.44% of users gave Lam Research an outperform vote while only 64.79% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.
ASML has a net margin of 27.23% compared to Lam Research's net margin of 25.35%. ASML's return on equity of 56.99% beat Lam Research's return on equity.
ASML currently has a consensus price target of $1,036.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. Lam Research has a consensus price target of $957.95, suggesting a potential upside of 5.03%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Lam Research.
Summary Lam Research beats ASML on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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