ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS) Competitors

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (NASDAQ:IMOS) and Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, IMOS or VIAV?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IMOS or VIAV?

7.4% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IMOS or VIAV more profitable?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.87%. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's return on equity of 6.66% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	7.25%	6.66%	3.63%
Viavi Solutions	-3.87%	2.90%	1.16%

Do analysts prefer IMOS or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.77%. Given Viavi Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Viavi Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IMOS or VIAV?

Viavi Solutions received 402 more outperform votes than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	Outperform Votes 275 66.59%	Underperform Votes 138 33.41%
Viavi Solutions	Outperform Votes 677 67.43%	Underperform Votes 327 32.57%

Does the media refer more to IMOS or VIAV?

In the previous week, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES had 4 more articles in the media than Viavi Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES and 3 mentions for Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's score of 0.70 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Viavi Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IMOS or VIAV?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has higher revenue and earnings than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES, 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
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	$22.70B	0.03	$64.26M	$1.21	13.01
Viavi Solutions	$1.01B	2.18	-$25.80M	-$0.18	-54.78

Summary

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES beats Viavi Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.