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Micron Technology (MU) Competitors

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$90.12 +3.03 (+3.48%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

MU vs. TXN, ADI, MRVL, INTC, MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, SWKS, MTSI, and ALTR

Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Texas Instruments (TXN), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Intel (INTC), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), and Altair Engineering (ALTR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.

Micron Technology vs.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 141 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 155 mentions for Micron Technology and 14 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.07 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Texas Instruments
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Micron Technology
28 Very Positive mention(s)
20 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
42 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Texas Instruments pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Micron Technology pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Micron Technology received 2242 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.58% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Texas InstrumentsOutperform Votes
1431
60.38%
Underperform Votes
939
39.62%
Micron TechnologyOutperform Votes
3673
80.58%
Underperform Votes
885
19.42%

Texas Instruments has a net margin of 31.60% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 3.10%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 29.05% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Texas Instruments31.60% 29.05% 14.43%
Micron Technology 3.10%1.58%1.05%

85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Texas Instruments 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Texas Instruments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Texas Instruments$15.71B10.85$6.51B$5.3834.73
Micron Technology$25.11B4.00$778M$3.4725.97

Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Micron Technology has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Texas Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $210.05, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Micron Technology has a consensus price target of $135.24, indicating a potential upside of 50.07%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Texas Instruments
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
Micron Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MU vs. The Competition

MetricMicron TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$100.40B$59.91B$25.85B$9.08B
Dividend Yield0.42%2.11%2.77%4.22%
P/E Ratio132.5339.85237.8217.18
Price / Sales4.0045.193,332.49116.83
Price / Cash13.4225.5235.8637.86
Price / Book2.217.528.094.78
Net Income$778M$983.89M$681.16M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-12.08%-0.42%0.43%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-12.02%12.70%6.99%3.36%
1 Year Performance5.43%8.86%23.04%16.59%

Micron Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MU
Micron Technology
4.9238 of 5 stars
$90.12
+3.5%
$135.24
+50.1%
+14.5%$100.40B$25.11B132.5348,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
TXN
Texas Instruments
4.8921 of 5 stars
$190.73
-0.4%
$210.05
+10.1%
+13.1%$173.99B$17.52B35.6134,000
ADI
Analog Devices
4.9128 of 5 stars
$217.09
+0.2%
$249.33
+14.9%
+10.2%$107.74B$9.43B65.6224,000
MRVL
Marvell Technology
4.5123 of 5 stars
$123.22
+2.0%
$119.04
-3.4%
+94.5%$106.62B$5.38B-72.446,577Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
INTC
Intel
4.7013 of 5 stars
$20.45
+0.5%
$30.04
+46.9%
-57.3%$88.20B$54.23B-5.51124,800
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.9372 of 5 stars
$59.10
-1.4%
$89.63
+51.7%
-37.3%$31.74B$5.50B41.9122,300
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
4.9771 of 5 stars
$634.48
+4.3%
$828.67
+30.6%
-2.9%$30.95B$2.04B68.603,564Dividend Announcement
FSLR
First Solar
4.9645 of 5 stars
$195.19
-2.2%
$280.71
+43.8%
+10.8%$20.90B$3.85B17.206,700Analyst Forecast
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
4.7005 of 5 stars
$90.87
-0.1%
$101.00
+11.1%
-19.0%$14.53B$4.18B24.5910,100Positive News
MTSI
MACOM Technology Solutions
2.6792 of 5 stars
$141.59
+1.8%
$128.00
-9.6%
+47.5%$10.25B$729.58M134.991,700Positive News
ALTR
Altair Engineering
3.9133 of 5 stars
$106.50
-0.1%
$100.71
-5.4%
+46.8%$9.06B$612.70M280.673,200Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MU) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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