NVE (NVEC) Competitors

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (NASDAQ:AOSL) and NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AOSL or NVEC?

79.0% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of NVE shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NVE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AOSL or NVEC?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor received 107 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.06% of users gave Alpha and Omega Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 311 57.06%	Underperform Votes 234 42.94%
NVE	Outperform Votes 204 56.98%	Underperform Votes 154 43.02%

Is AOSL or NVEC more profitable?

NVE has a net margin of 58.88% compared to Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's net margin of -2.94%. NVE's return on equity of 24.62% beat Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	-2.94%	0.19%	0.15%
NVE	58.88%	24.62%	24.15%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AOSL or NVEC?

NVE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, 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
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	$658.53M	1.75	-$11.08M	-$0.67	-59.37
NVE	$27.38M	14.62	$17.12M	$3.34	24.79

Does the media favor AOSL or NVEC?

In the previous week, NVE had 24 more articles in the media than Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NVE and 6 mentions for Alpha and Omega Semiconductor. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat NVE's score of 1.05 indicating that Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVE	9 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AOSL or NVEC?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AOSL or NVEC?

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.47%. Given Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alpha and Omega Semiconductor is more favorable than NVE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
NVE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor beats NVE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.