MPWR vs. MU, ADI, MRVL, INTC, MCHP, FSLR, SWKS, MTSI, ALTR, and LSCC
Should you be buying Monolithic Power Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monolithic Power Systems include Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Intel (INTC), Microchip Technology (MCHP), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Altair Engineering (ALTR), and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Monolithic Power Systems vs.
Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.
Monolithic Power Systems has a net margin of 21.29% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 13.34%. Monolithic Power Systems' return on equity of 20.44% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 68 more articles in the media than Monolithic Power Systems. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Micron Technology and 17 mentions for Monolithic Power Systems. Monolithic Power Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.52 indicating that Monolithic Power Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Micron Technology received 2937 more outperform votes than Monolithic Power Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.58% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 75.49% of users gave Monolithic Power Systems an outperform vote.
93.5% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Monolithic Power Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Monolithic Power Systems has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Monolithic Power Systems currently has a consensus target price of $828.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.41%. Micron Technology has a consensus target price of $135.24, indicating a potential upside of 27.89%. Given Monolithic Power Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Monolithic Power Systems is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Monolithic Power Systems pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Monolithic Power Systems pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Micron Technology pays out 13.3% 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.
Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Monolithic Power Systems. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monolithic Power Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Monolithic Power Systems beats Micron Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MPWR) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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