KLIC vs. DRS, QRVO, NXT, OLED, LITE, TSEM, ALGM, SITM, LPL, and PI
Should you be buying Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kulicke and Soffa Industries include Leonardo DRS (DRS), Qorvo (QRVO), Nextracker (NXT), Universal Display (OLED), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), and Impinj (PI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries vs.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Leonardo DRS (NASDAQ:DRS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 436 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.00% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.23% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 0.48%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 9.71% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries presently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $33.17, suggesting a potential upside of 14.96%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Leonardo DRS.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 25 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 5 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Leonardo DRS's score of 0.67 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Leonardo DRS has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Leonardo DRS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Leonardo DRS on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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