CEVA (CEVA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CEVA or AMBA?

In the previous week, Ambarella had 5 more articles in the media than CEVA. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ambarella and 5 mentions for CEVA. Ambarella's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat CEVA's score of 0.24 indicating that Ambarella is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CEVA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ambarella	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CEVA or AMBA?

CEVA has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambarella has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEVA or AMBA?

Ambarella received 227 more outperform votes than CEVA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.15% of users gave CEVA an outperform vote while only 67.91% of users gave Ambarella an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CEVA	Outperform Votes 626 75.15%	Underperform Votes 207 24.85%
Ambarella	Outperform Votes 853 67.91%	Underperform Votes 403 32.09%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CEVA or AMBA?

CEVA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ambarella. CEVA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ambarella, 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
CEVA	$106.94M	5.77	-$8.79M	-$0.37	-70.11
Ambarella	$284.87M	7.41	-$169.42M	-$2.84	-17.82

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CEVA or AMBA?

85.4% of CEVA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Ambarella shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of CEVA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Ambarella shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CEVA or AMBA?

CEVA currently has a consensus target price of $36.60, suggesting a potential upside of 41.09%. Ambarella has a consensus target price of $86.67, suggesting a potential upside of 71.24%. Given Ambarella's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ambarella is more favorable than CEVA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CEVA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ambarella	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CEVA or AMBA more profitable?

CEVA has a net margin of -8.22% compared to Ambarella's net margin of -62.38%. CEVA's return on equity of -2.48% beat Ambarella's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CEVA	-8.22%	-2.48%	-2.16%
Ambarella	-62.38%	-23.52%	-19.93%

Summary

Ambarella beats CEVA on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.