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$55.59 +0.89 (+1.63%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

DIOD vs. VIAV, FORM, ALGM, DQ, MTSI, ALTR, LSCC, RMBS, CRUS, and SMTC

Should you be buying Diodes stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diodes include Viavi Solutions (VIAV), FormFactor (FORM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Daqo New Energy (DQ), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Rambus (RMBS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), and Semtech (SMTC).

Diodes vs.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diodes has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Diodes has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.78%. Diodes' return on equity of 3.90% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viavi Solutions-3.78% 2.22% 0.88%
Diodes 4.72%3.90%3.04%

95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Diodes shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Diodes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Viavi Solutions received 249 more outperform votes than Diodes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.55% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.94% of users gave Diodes an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Viavi SolutionsOutperform Votes
664
67.55%
Underperform Votes
319
32.45%
DiodesOutperform Votes
415
63.94%
Underperform Votes
234
36.06%

Diodes has higher revenue and earnings than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diodes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viavi Solutions$1.00B2.18-$25.80M-$0.17-57.76
Diodes$1.66B1.55$227.18M$1.3242.11

In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 6 mentions for Diodes. Diodes' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 0.52 indicating that Diodes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viavi Solutions
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diodes
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $10.44, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Diodes has a consensus price target of $72.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.96%. Given Diodes' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diodes is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viavi Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Diodes
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Summary

Diodes beats Viavi Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DIOD vs. The Competition

MetricDiodesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.53B$60.90B$24.14B$8.89B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%2.76%4.07%
P/E Ratio42.1124.62218.6312.93
Price / Sales1.5521.323,408.5188.33
Price / Cash6.9624.1233.0536.25
Price / Book1.376.446.656.25
Net Income$227.18M$981.45M$658.63M$225.93M
7 Day Performance1.05%-1.44%0.15%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-12.66%-3.29%0.72%0.60%
1 Year Performance-19.06%10.39%18.91%26.23%

Diodes Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DIOD
Diodes
3.5412 of 5 stars
$55.59
+1.6%
$72.80
+31.0%
-21.6%$2.53B$1.66B42.118,635
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
3.4193 of 5 stars
$9.82
+0.7%
$10.44
+6.3%
+21.7%$2.16B$1.00B-57.763,600Analyst Forecast
FORM
FormFactor
4.0565 of 5 stars
$39.66
+4.7%
$55.38
+39.6%
+0.2%$2.93B$663.10M22.792,115Positive News
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
2.9256 of 5 stars
$20.14
+3.3%
$30.80
+52.9%
-29.9%$3.59B$1.05B0.004,593Insider Trade
DQ
Daqo New Energy
3.7293 of 5 stars
$20.12
+9.8%
$22.26
+10.6%
-25.9%$1.21B$2.31B0.005,765Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
2.8027 of 5 stars
$127.56
+1.8%
$125.91
-1.3%
+51.8%$9.07B$729.58M123.851,700Insider Trade
ALTR
Altair Engineering
3.7912 of 5 stars
$104.37
+0.1%
$100.71
-3.5%
+40.7%$8.87B$612.70M274.673,200
LSCC
Lattice Semiconductor
3.562 of 5 stars
$50.75
+4.5%
$58.42
+15.1%
-15.0%$6.70B$737.15M49.271,156Insider Trade
Positive News
RMBS
Rambus
4.1793 of 5 stars
$52.95
+1.3%
$71.60
+35.2%
-23.9%$5.57B$461.12M32.89760
CRUS
Cirrus Logic
4.456 of 5 stars
$100.22
-0.4%
$132.50
+32.2%
+31.0%$5.34B$1.79B16.991,625Analyst Forecast
Positive News
SMTC
Semtech
2.8023 of 5 stars
$49.17
+4.1%
$52.60
+7.0%
+209.1%$3.55B$868.76M-3.631,917News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:DIOD) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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