Intel (INTC) Competitors

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, INTC or NXPI?

Intel has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor INTC or NXPI?

In the previous week, Intel had 83 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 99 mentions for Intel and 16 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Intel's score of 0.58 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intel	46 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INTC or NXPI more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 21.21% compared to Intel's net margin of 1.77%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 35.65% beat Intel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intel	1.77%	1.78%	1.02%
NXP Semiconductors	21.21%	35.65%	13.51%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INTC or NXPI?

Intel received 1645 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.80% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 65.26% of users gave Intel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intel	Outperform Votes 2741 65.26%	Underperform Votes 1459 34.74%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1096 73.80%	Underperform Votes 389 26.20%

Is INTC or NXPI a better dividend stock?

Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Intel pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 37.4% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INTC or NXPI?

64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INTC or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intel. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intel, 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
Intel	$55.12B	1.64	$1.69B	$0.96	22.14
NXP Semiconductors	$13.11B	4.63	$2.80B	$10.83	21.91

Do analysts prefer INTC or NXPI?

Intel presently has a consensus price target of $32.04, suggesting a potential upside of 54.25%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $294.89, suggesting a potential upside of 27.38%. Given Intel's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intel is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intel	5 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.87
NXP Semiconductors	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Intel on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.