NVE (NVEC) Competitors $57.84 +1.20 (+2.12%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NVEC vs. MXL, AOSL, CEVA, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, ADI, and INTCShould you be buying NVE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NVE include MaxLinear (MXL), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), CEVA (CEVA), QuickLogic (QUIK), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), Analog Devices (ADI), and Intel (INTC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry. NVE vs. MaxLinear Alpha and Omega Semiconductor CEVA QuickLogic GSI Technology NVIDIA Broadcom Texas Instruments Analog Devices Intel MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) and NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MXL or NVEC? 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of MaxLinear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NVE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear presently has a consensus target price of $22.36, indicating a potential upside of 131.68%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than NVE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57NVE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor MXL or NVEC? In the previous week, NVE had 18 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for NVE and 22 mentions for MaxLinear. NVE's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.26 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MaxLinear 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NVE 13 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear received 399 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.39% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaxLinearOutperform Votes60372.39% Underperform Votes23027.61% NVEOutperform Votes20456.98% Underperform Votes15443.02% Which has more risk & volatility, MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MXL or NVEC? NVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MaxLinear. MaxLinear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaxLinear$360.53M2.27-$245.20M-$2.93-3.29NVE$25.69M10.89$17.12M$3.1018.66 Is MXL or NVEC more profitable? NVE has a net margin of 58.33% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -68.01%. NVE's return on equity of 23.21% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MaxLinear-68.01% -21.94% -13.58% NVE 58.33%23.21%22.71% SummaryMaxLinear and NVE tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NVE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NVEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NVEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNVESemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$279.77M$49.07B$22.65B$7.70BDividend Yield7.02%2.74%3.01%4.33%P/E Ratio18.6637.4441.4718.31Price / Sales10.8990.332,222.80107.09Price / Cash21.2826.4934.6934.62Price / Book4.445.976.024.25Net Income$17.12M$760.21M$735.88M$247.51M7 Day Performance1.31%8.39%4.19%6.08%1 Month Performance-14.06%-12.41%-4.03%-3.77%1 Year Performance-28.04%14.26%52,664.83%4.60% NVE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVECNVE2.0655 of 5 stars$57.84+2.1%N/A-28.1%$279.77M$25.69M18.6650Upcoming EarningsMXLMaxLinear4.0079 of 5 stars$9.90+0.6%$25.50+157.6%-47.0%$837.88M$360.53M-3.381,840Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.6064 of 5 stars$19.39+2.5%$38.67+99.4%-13.7%$570.36M$666.40M-24.242,450Positive NewsGap UpCEVACEVA2.1913 of 5 stars$23.27+0.7%$36.60+57.3%+32.2%$556.39M$106.94M-62.89480Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpQUIKQuickLogic1.7712 of 5 stars$4.95-2.8%$11.53+133.0%-61.2%$78.21M$20.11M-49.5050Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGSITGSI Technology0.5348 of 5 stars$2.77+6.5%N/A-26.3%$70.92M$19.79M-5.54180Upcoming EarningsGap UpNVDANVIDIA4.9232 of 5 stars$110.71-0.2%$168.26+52.0%+24.6%$2.70T$130.50B43.5726,200Analyst ForecastAVGOBroadcom4.7762 of 5 stars$178.36-2.0%$231.68+29.9%+41.6%$838.64B$54.53B145.4820,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTXNTexas Instruments4.9149 of 5 stars$150.98+2.3%$208.76+38.3%-8.0%$137.38B$15.64B29.0934,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpADIAnalog Devices4.9739 of 5 stars$178.60-0.3%$254.73+42.6%-3.6%$88.58B$9.34B56.8824,400Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpINTCIntel3.4251 of 5 stars$20.31+2.9%$25.54+25.8%-40.0%$88.56B$53.10B-4.64131,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MaxLinear Competitors Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Competitors CEVA Competitors QuickLogic Competitors GSI Technology Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Broadcom Competitors Texas Instruments Competitors Analog Devices Competitors Intel Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NVEC) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Forget what the media tells you. 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