KLIC vs. DRS, OLED, QRVO, NXT, LITE, TSEM, SITM, ALGM, PI, and LPL
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), Universal Display (OLED), Qorvo (QRVO), Nextracker (NXT), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Impinj (PI), and LG Display (LPL). 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
Leonardo DRS has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leonardo DRS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 435 more outperform votes than Leonardo DRS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.17% of users gave Leonardo DRS an outperform vote while only 68.17% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Leonardo DRS had 1 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Leonardo DRS and 8 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Leonardo DRS's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 0.35 indicating that Leonardo DRS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leonardo DRS has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Leonardo DRS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Leonardo DRS has a net margin of 6.23% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of -9.77%. Leonardo DRS's return on equity of 9.71% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus price target of $52.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.33%. 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.
Summary
Leonardo DRS beats Kulicke and Soffa Industries on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:KLIC) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
