NVE (NVEC) Competitors $57.28 -1.39 (-2.37%) As of 10:08 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear received 396 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.29% of users gave MaxLinear an outperform vote while only 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMaxLinearOutperform Votes60072.29% Underperform Votes23027.71% NVEOutperform Votes20456.98% Underperform Votes15443.02% Which has more risk and volatility, MXL or NVEC? MaxLinear has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVE has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$360.53M2.40-$245.20M-$2.93-3.48NVE$25.69M11.05$17.12M$3.1018.93 Does the media prefer MXL or NVEC? In the previous week, NVE had 44 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for NVE and 7 mentions for MaxLinear. NVE's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.14 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MaxLinear 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NVE 8 Very Positive mention(s) 36 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MXL or NVEC? 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of MaxLinear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of NVE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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 $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 149.76%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 SummaryMaxLinear and NVE tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$283.79M$45.94B$21.72B$7.50BDividend Yield5.96%2.40%2.84%4.05%P/E Ratio18.9334.6039.6118.08Price / Sales11.0543.761,979.3186.83Price / Cash21.2826.4934.5934.64Price / Book4.515.715.723.99Net Income$17.12M$751.41M$733.91M$247.18M7 Day Performance-9.72%-8.40%-3.21%-4.25%1 Month Performance-8.50%-13.73%49,978.72%-6.87%1 Year Performance-31.78%3.10%52,540.21%-3.73% NVE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVECNVE1.2697 of 5 stars$57.28-2.4%N/A-31.6%$277.12M$25.69M18.4850Gap DownMXLMaxLinear4.1095 of 5 stars$10.86-1.2%$25.50+134.8%-52.8%$919.13M$360.53M-3.711,840Gap DownAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.7297 of 5 stars$24.86-4.5%$38.67+55.5%-11.6%$765.67M$666.40M-31.082,450News CoverageGap DownCEVACEVA2.4023 of 5 stars$25.61-1.3%$36.60+42.9%-1.8%$612.34M$106.94M-69.21480Analyst DowngradeGap DownQUIKQuickLogic2.1897 of 5 stars$5.11-4.5%$11.53+125.7%-69.5%$79.37M$20.11M-51.1050Gap DownGSITGSI Technology0.4551 of 5 stars$2.03-5.1%N/A-60.9%$51.97M$19.79M-4.06180Gap DownNVDANVIDIA4.8388 of 5 stars$108.38-1.2%$171.51+58.3%+14.4%$2.64T$130.50B42.6526,200Analyst DowngradeGap DownAVGOBroadcom4.9751 of 5 stars$167.43-1.0%$231.48+38.3%+13.0%$787.25B$54.53B136.5720,000Positive NewsGap DownTXNTexas Instruments4.9296 of 5 stars$179.70+1.9%$209.20+16.4%-3.6%$163.51B$15.64B34.6234,000Positive NewsGap DownADIAnalog Devices4.934 of 5 stars$201.67+0.1%$255.41+26.6%-7.4%$100.02B$9.34B64.2324,400Positive NewsGap DownINTCIntel3.8201 of 5 stars$22.71flat$27.04+19.1%-44.4%$98.33B$53.10B-5.18108,900Options VolumeGap Down Remove Ads 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 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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