Bel Fuse (BELFA) Competitors

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) and LG Display (NYSE:LPL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BELFA or LPL?

6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of LG Display shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BELFA or LPL?

Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BELFA or LPL?

In the previous week, Bel Fuse and Bel Fuse both had 4 articles in the media. Bel Fuse's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat LG Display's score of 0.76 indicating that Bel Fuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bel Fuse	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LG Display	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BELFA or LPL?

LG Display received 259 more outperform votes than Bel Fuse when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.80% of users gave Bel Fuse an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave LG Display an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bel Fuse	Outperform Votes 139 67.80%	Underperform Votes 66 32.20%
LG Display	Outperform Votes 398 56.06%	Underperform Votes 312 43.94%

Do analysts rate BELFA or LPL?

Bel Fuse currently has a consensus target price of $115.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.20%. Given Bel Fuse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than LG Display.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bel Fuse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LG Display	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BELFA or LPL more profitable?

Bel Fuse has a net margin of 7.66% compared to LG Display's net margin of -9.42%. Bel Fuse's return on equity of 18.61% beat LG Display's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bel Fuse	7.66%	18.61%	10.02%
LG Display	-9.42%	-29.08%	-7.46%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BELFA or LPL?

Bel Fuse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LG Display. LG Display is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, 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
Bel Fuse	$534.79M	1.75	$40.96M	$3.09	24.14
LG Display	$26.62T	0.00	-$1.77B	-$2.41	-1.35

Is BELFA or LPL a better dividend stock?

Bel Fuse pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. LG Display pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Bel Fuse pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LG Display pays out -7.5% 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. LG Display is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats LG Display on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.