NVE (NVEC) Competitors $65.44 -3.40 (-4.94%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.51 +0.07 (+0.11%) As of 05:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NVEC vs. MXL, AOSL, CEVA, QUIK, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, ADI, and MUShould 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 Micron Technology (MU). 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 Micron Technology NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is NVEC or MXL 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 NVE58.33% 23.21% 22.71% MaxLinear -68.01%-21.94%-13.58% Does the media prefer NVEC or MXL? In the previous week, NVE had 3 more articles in the media than MaxLinear. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for NVE and 11 mentions for MaxLinear. NVE's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat MaxLinear's score of 0.50 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NVE 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MaxLinear 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer NVEC or MXL? MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 86.13%. Given MaxLinear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MaxLinear is more favorable than NVE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NVE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00MaxLinear 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVEC or MXL? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNVEOutperform Votes20456.98% Underperform Votes15443.02% MaxLinearOutperform Votes60072.29% Underperform Votes23027.71% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NVEC or MXL? NVE has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioNVE$25.69M12.32$17.12M$3.1021.11MaxLinear$360.53M3.22-$245.20M-$2.93-4.68 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NVEC or MXL? 65.9% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of NVE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of MaxLinear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, NVEC or MXL? NVE has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNVE and MaxLinear 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$316.53M$52.08B$24.25B$8.36BDividend Yield5.87%2.16%2.78%3.98%P/E Ratio21.1140.5744.5519.20Price / Sales12.3241.842,496.21110.52Price / Cash21.2826.4934.6134.58Price / Book5.036.266.294.28Net Income$17.12M$751.41M$735.92M$247.04M7 Day Performance-8.76%-9.93%-4.25%-4.24%1 Month Performance-5.76%-11.25%-4.10%-5.50%1 Year Performance-24.59%26.64%7.93%3.47% NVE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVECNVE2.8713 of 5 stars$65.44-4.9%N/A-20.7%$316.53M$25.69M21.1150Positive NewsMXLMaxLinear4.3133 of 5 stars$15.75-5.1%$25.50+61.9%-28.0%$1.33B$360.53M-5.381,294Gap UpAOSLAlpha and Omega Semiconductor2.9802 of 5 stars$31.63-7.2%$38.67+22.2%+32.5%$930.40M$666.40M-39.542,332Gap UpCEVACEVA1.694 of 5 stars$33.69-2.3%$36.60+8.6%+46.0%$796.10M$106.94M-91.05480QUIKQuickLogic1.8048 of 5 stars$6.93-5.1%$11.53+66.4%-62.0%$101.92M$21.89M-69.3050Gap UpGSITGSI Technology1.1765 of 5 stars$3.14-7.4%N/A-20.6%$80.38M$21.76M-6.28180NVDANVIDIA4.9593 of 5 stars$130.28-3.1%$168.21+29.1%+51.7%$3.19T$60.92B51.2729,600Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionAVGOBroadcom4.9136 of 5 stars$207.93-4.9%$225.04+8.2%+42.4%$974.64B$51.57B169.6037,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpTXNTexas Instruments4.7508 of 5 stars$200.74-0.6%$209.20+4.2%+14.6%$182.74B$15.64B38.6834,000Positive NewsADIAnalog Devices4.9509 of 5 stars$236.99-0.8%$255.41+7.8%+17.2%$117.54B$9.43B75.4724,000Short Interest ↓MUMicron Technology4.9207 of 5 stars$95.41-3.5%$134.96+41.5%-1.6%$106.30B$29.09B27.5048,000Gap 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 Micron Technology Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NVEC) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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