NVTS vs. KLIC, SIMO, HIMX, PL, NN, DQ, JKS, AAOI, PENG, and COMM
Should you be buying Navitas Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navitas Semiconductor include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), NextNav (NN), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and CommScope (COMM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Navitas Semiconductor vs.
Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -84.61%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity of -1.26% beat Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 423 more outperform votes than Navitas Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 49.23% of users gave Navitas Semiconductor an outperform vote.
Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Navitas Semiconductor currently has a consensus target price of $4.39, indicating a potential upside of 38.58%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.73%. Given Navitas Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Kulicke and Soffa Industries.
In the previous week, Navitas Semiconductor had 2 more articles in the media than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor and 5 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Navitas Semiconductor's score of 0.58 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Navitas Semiconductor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NVTS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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