MU vs. TXN, INTC, ADI, MRVL, MPWR, MCHP, FSLR, SWKS, ALTR, and LSCC
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Microchip Technology (MCHP), First Solar (FSLR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Altair Engineering (ALTR), and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Micron Technology vs.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Micron Technology received 2250 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.59% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.
Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Micron Technology pays out 11.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Texas Instruments has increased 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.
Texas Instruments has a net margin of 30.68% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 13.34%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 28.08% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
Micron Technology currently has a consensus target price of $132.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.26%. Texas Instruments has a consensus target price of $209.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.51%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 104 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 146 mentions for Micron Technology and 42 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.69 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.8% of Micron Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Texas Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Micron Technology has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Texas Instruments has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MU) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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