Micron Technology (MU) Competitors

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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, MU or TXN?

Micron Technology has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MU or TXN?

Micron Technology received 2247 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.56% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.35% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Micron Technology	Outperform Votes 3684 80.56%	Underperform Votes 889 19.44%
Texas Instruments	Outperform Votes 1437 60.35%	Underperform Votes 944 39.65%

Does the media favor MU or TXN?

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 12 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Micron Technology and 51 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.69 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Micron Technology	28 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Texas Instruments	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MU or TXN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Micron Technology	13.34%	8.32%	5.49%
Texas Instruments	30.68%	28.08%	13.64%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MU or TXN?

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MU or TXN?

Micron Technology currently has a consensus price target of $129.36, suggesting a potential upside of 82.15%. Texas Instruments has a consensus price target of $208.76, suggesting a potential upside of 38.27%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Micron Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Texas Instruments	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MU or TXN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Micron Technology	$31.32B	2.53	$778M	$4.17	17.03
Texas Instruments	$15.64B	8.78	$4.80B	$5.19	29.09

Is MU or TXN a better dividend stock?

Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

Summary

Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.