MCHP vs. MU, ADI, INTC, MRVL, MPWR, FSLR, SWKS, ALTR, LSCC, and MTSI
Should you be buying Microchip Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microchip Technology include Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Intel (INTC), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Altair Engineering (ALTR), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), and MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Microchip Technology vs.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) 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 community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Micron Technology presently has a consensus target price of $132.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.82%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $74.37, indicating a potential upside of 42.03%. Given Microchip Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Micron Technology.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 93 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 140 mentions for Micron Technology and 47 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.70 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Microchip Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Micron Technology has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Microchip Technology's net margin of 6.49%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 12.62% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
Micron Technology has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Microchip Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Microchip Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Micron Technology received 2737 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.59% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 68.85% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Micron Technology pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 325.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Microchip Technology has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microchip Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Micron Technology on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MCHP) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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