Diodes (DIOD) Competitors

Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) and MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DIOD or MTSI?

99.2% of Diodes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Diodes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DIOD or MTSI more profitable?

Diodes has a net margin of 3.36% compared to MACOM Technology Solutions' net margin of -13.05%. MACOM Technology Solutions' return on equity of 12.42% beat Diodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diodes	3.36%	3.28%	2.57%
MACOM Technology Solutions	-13.05%	12.42%	7.84%

Do analysts recommend DIOD or MTSI?

Diodes presently has a consensus price target of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.48%. MACOM Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $131.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.11%. Given Diodes' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diodes is more favorable than MACOM Technology Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diodes	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
MACOM Technology Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DIOD or MTSI?

MACOM Technology Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Diodes. MACOM Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diodes, 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	1.53	$44.02M	$0.95	45.51
MACOM Technology Solutions	$790.55M	9.22	$76.86M	-$1.44	-68.09

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DIOD or MTSI?

MACOM Technology Solutions received 199 more outperform votes than Diodes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.27% of users gave MACOM Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Diodes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diodes	Outperform Votes 416 63.90%	Underperform Votes 235 36.10%
MACOM Technology Solutions	Outperform Votes 615 72.27%	Underperform Votes 236 27.73%

Which has more volatility and risk, DIOD or MTSI?

Diodes has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MACOM Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DIOD or MTSI?

In the previous week, MACOM Technology Solutions had 11 more articles in the media than Diodes. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for MACOM Technology Solutions and 12 mentions for Diodes. MACOM Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Diodes' score of 1.03 indicating that MACOM Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diodes	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MACOM Technology Solutions	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MACOM Technology Solutions beats Diodes on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.