NXPI vs. AMD, ARM, VRT, LHX, NOK, ERIC, GFS, ASX, STM, and HUBB
Should you be buying NXP Semiconductors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NXP Semiconductors include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ARM (ARM), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), GlobalFoundries (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), STMicroelectronics (STM), and Hubbell (HUBB). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
NXP Semiconductors vs.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 50 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 84 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.02 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Advanced Micro Devices received 881 more outperform votes than NXP Semiconductors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 62.63% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.
Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus price target of $158.70, indicating a potential upside of 40.70%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $267.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.57%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 6.36%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.
NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advanced Micro Devices. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Micro Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Advanced Micro Devices beats NXP Semiconductors on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NXPI) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
