Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Competitors

Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) and Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MPWR or LSCC?

Monolithic Power Systems received 189 more outperform votes than Lattice Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.30% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote while only 69.43% of users gave Lattice Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monolithic Power Systems	Outperform Votes 741 75.30%	Underperform Votes 243 24.70%
Lattice Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 552 69.43%	Underperform Votes 243 30.57%

Is MPWR or LSCC more profitable?

Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 80.95% compared to Lattice Semiconductor's net margin of 12.00%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 20.36% beat Lattice Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monolithic Power Systems	80.95%	20.36%	17.07%
Lattice Semiconductor	12.00%	11.22%	9.39%

Which has more risk & volatility, MPWR or LSCC?

Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lattice Semiconductor has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MPWR or LSCC?

Monolithic Power Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Lattice Semiconductor. Monolithic Power Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lattice Semiconductor, 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
Monolithic Power Systems	$2.21B	13.47	$1.79B	$36.77	16.89
Lattice Semiconductor	$509.40M	17.29	$61.13M	$0.44	145.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MPWR or LSCC?

93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Lattice Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MPWR or LSCC?

Monolithic Power Systems currently has a consensus price target of $851.58, indicating a potential upside of 37.13%. Lattice Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $66.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.66%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Lattice Semiconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monolithic Power Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Lattice Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor MPWR or LSCC?

In the previous week, Monolithic Power Systems had 66 more articles in the media than Lattice Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems and 12 mentions for Lattice Semiconductor. Lattice Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Monolithic Power Systems' score of 0.40 indicating that Lattice Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monolithic Power Systems	28 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	34 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lattice Semiconductor	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Monolithic Power Systems beats Lattice Semiconductor on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.