IMOS vs. KLIC, LUNR, VIAV, SIMO, NN, AAOI, JKS, HIMX, DQ, and NSSC
Should you be buying ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), NextNav (NN), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), JinkoSolar (JKS), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES vs.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (NASDAQ:IMOS) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES had 1 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES and 7 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 0.25 indicating that ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES is being referred to more favorably in the media.
7.4% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kulicke and Soffa Industries pays out -66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 179 more outperform votes than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.17% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES an outperform vote.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $52.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES.
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of -9.77%. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's return on equity of 6.66% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.
Summary
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES and Kulicke and Soffa Industries tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IMOS) was last updated on 1/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
