NVTS vs. VIAV, SIMO, NN, HIMX, AAOI, NSSC, DQ, COMM, PL, and JKS
Should you be buying Navitas Semiconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navitas Semiconductor include Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), NextNav (NN), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), CommScope (COMM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Navitas Semiconductor vs.
Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ:NVTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navitas Semiconductor has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Viavi Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Navitas Semiconductor. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navitas Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Viavi Solutions received 637 more outperform votes than Navitas Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.41% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 48.44% of users gave Navitas Semiconductor an outperform vote.
95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Navitas Semiconductor shares are held 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.
Viavi Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $10.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.18%. Navitas Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.71%. Given Navitas Semiconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navitas Semiconductor is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.
Viavi Solutions has a net margin of -3.78% compared to Navitas Semiconductor's net margin of -84.61%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 2.22% beat Navitas Semiconductor's return on equity.
In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Navitas Semiconductor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 6 mentions for Navitas Semiconductor. Navitas Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 0.48 indicating that Navitas Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Viavi Solutions beats Navitas Semiconductor on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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