Inseego (INSG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, IMOS or INSG?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inseego has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IMOS or INSG?

7.4% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Inseego shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Inseego shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IMOS or INSG more profitable?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Inseego's net margin of 2.22%. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's return on equity of 6.66% beat Inseego's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	7.25%	6.66%	3.63%
Inseego	2.22%	-4.08%	3.10%

Do analysts prefer IMOS or INSG?

Inseego has a consensus target price of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.58%. Given Inseego's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Inseego 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
Inseego	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMOS or INSG?

Inseego received 64 more outperform votes than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.59% of users gave ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES an outperform vote while only 61.41% of users gave Inseego an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	Outperform Votes 275 66.59%	Underperform Votes 138 33.41%
Inseego	Outperform Votes 339 61.41%	Underperform Votes 213 38.59%

Does the media refer more to IMOS or INSG?

In the previous week, Inseego had 10 more articles in the media than ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Inseego and 1 mentions for ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Inseego's score of 0.19 indicating that ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Inseego	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, IMOS or INSG?

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has higher revenue and earnings than Inseego. Inseego 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	$685.98M	1.09	$64.26M	$1.43	14.38
Inseego	$191.24M	0.95	-$46.19M	-$0.62	-19.66

Summary

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES beats Inseego on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.