This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Cree (CREE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CREE vs. MXL, CEVA, AOSL, NVEC, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, and ADIShould you be buying Cree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cree include MaxLinear (MXL), CEVA (CEVA), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), NVE (NVEC), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Analog Devices (ADI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. Cree vs. MaxLinear CEVA Alpha and Omega Semiconductor NVE QuickLogic GSI Technology NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Analog Devices Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Does the media prefer CREE or MXL? In the previous week, MaxLinear had 8 more articles in the media than Cree. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for MaxLinear and 16 mentions for Cree. MaxLinear's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Cree's score of 0.29 indicating that MaxLinear is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cree 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MaxLinear 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CREE or MXL? Cree received 361 more outperform votes than MaxLinear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.30% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 64.96% of users gave Cree an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCreeOutperform Votes96464.96% Underperform Votes52035.04% MaxLinearOutperform Votes60372.30% Underperform Votes23127.70% Do analysts prefer CREE or MXL? MaxLinear has a consensus price target of $20.36, suggesting a potential upside of 100.76%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than Cree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cree 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CREE or MXL? 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CREE or MXL? Cree has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CREE or MXL more profitable? MaxLinear has a net margin of -68.01% compared to Cree's net margin of -83.60%. Cree's return on equity of -7.29% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cree-83.60% -7.29% -4.50% MaxLinear -68.01%-21.94%-13.58% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CREE or MXL? MaxLinear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cree. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCree$525.60M0.69-$523.90M-$1.40-2.24MaxLinear$360.53M2.38-$245.20M-$2.93-3.46 SummaryMaxLinear beats Cree on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CREE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CREE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCreeSemiconductors & Related Devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$363.88M$50.11B$22.91B$7.80BDividend YieldN/A2.72%3.02%4.31%P/E Ratio-0.6738.2742.0318.35Price / Sales0.6991.172,184.44101.09Price / Cash7,693.8926.4934.6934.62Price / Book0.176.116.094.18Net Income-$523.90M$760.21M$736.68M$247.71M Cree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CREECree0.368 of 5 stars$3.14+22.2%N/A-89.5%$363.88M$525.60M-0.673,466Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMXLMaxLinear3.9958 of 5 stars$9.91-3.0%$22.36+125.6%-53.9%$838.72M$360.53M-3.381,840Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCEVACEVA2.3805 of 5 stars$22.68-1.3%$36.60+61.4%+34.9%$542.28M$106.94M-61.30480Analyst ForecastAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.6398 of 5 stars$16.25-6.3%$35.67+119.5%-8.0%$477.99M$666.40M-20.312,450Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNVECNVE2.1175 of 5 stars$56.63-0.8%N/A-28.0%$273.92M$25.69M18.2750Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsQUIKQuickLogic1.7582 of 5 stars$4.53-1.5%$11.53+154.6%-61.2%$71.57M$20.11M-45.3050Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGap UpGSITGSI Technology0.6433 of 5 stars$2.59-0.8%N/A-19.8%$66.31M$19.79M-5.18180Upcoming EarningsNVDANVIDIA4.9253 of 5 stars$96.91-4.5%$165.51+70.8%+33.6%$2.36T$130.50B38.1426,200Analyst ForecastAVGOBroadcom4.7736 of 5 stars$166.21-2.8%$231.28+39.1%+49.7%$781.51B$54.53B135.5720,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTXNTexas Instruments4.908 of 5 stars$145.61-1.9%$206.86+42.1%-7.3%$132.49B$15.64B28.0633,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageADIAnalog Devices4.9791 of 5 stars$174.99-0.7%$254.05+45.2%-0.6%$86.79B$9.34B55.7324,400Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MaxLinear Competitors CEVA Competitors Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Competitors NVE Competitors QuickLogic Competitors GSI Technology Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Broadcom Competitors Texas Instruments Competitors Analog Devices Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CREE) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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