Diodes (DIOD) Competitors

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

Is DIOD or LSCC more profitable?

Lattice Semiconductor has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Diodes' net margin of 3.36%. Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity of 11.22% beat Diodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diodes	3.36%	3.28%	2.57%
Lattice Semiconductor	12.00%	11.22%	9.39%

Do analysts recommend DIOD or LSCC?

Diodes currently has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.80%. Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $67.69, indicating a potential upside of 64.38%. Given Lattice Semiconductor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lattice Semiconductor is more favorable than Diodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diodes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DIOD or LSCC?

99.2% of Diodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Diodes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DIOD or LSCC?

Diodes has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DIOD or LSCC?

In the previous week, Diodes had 5 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Diodes and 7 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Diodes' score of 0.58 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diodes	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lattice Semiconductor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DIOD or LSCC?

Lattice Semiconductor received 136 more outperform votes than Diodes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.51% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Diodes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diodes	Outperform Votes 418 64.01%	Underperform Votes 235 35.99%
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 554 69.51%	Underperform Votes 243 30.49%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DIOD or LSCC?

Lattice Semiconductor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Diodes. Diodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Diodes	$1.31B	1.22	$44.02M	$0.95	36.21
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40M	11.12	$61.13M	$0.44	93.59

Summary

Lattice Semiconductor beats Diodes on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.