NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Competitors

Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Is XLNX or NXPI more profitable?

Xilinx has a net margin of 25.26% compared to NXP Semiconductors' net margin of 20.98%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 33.57% beat Xilinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xilinx	25.26%	31.51%	17.38%
NXP Semiconductors	20.98%	33.57%	13.21%

Is XLNX or NXPI a better dividend stock?

Xilinx pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Xilinx pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NXP Semiconductors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, XLNX or NXPI?

Xilinx has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer XLNX or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 18 more articles in the media than Xilinx. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 0 mentions for Xilinx. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Xilinx's score of 0.54 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xilinx	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XLNX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Xilinx. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xilinx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xilinx	$3.15B	15.38	$646.51M	$3.71	52.54
NXP Semiconductors	$12.93B	4.33	$2.80B	$10.48	21.02

Do analysts prefer XLNX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $276.76, indicating a potential upside of 25.61%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Xilinx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xilinx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NXP Semiconductors	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XLNX or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 355 more outperform votes than Xilinx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.70% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Xilinx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xilinx	Outperform Votes 752 55.38%	Underperform Votes 606 44.62%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1107 73.70%	Underperform Votes 395 26.30%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XLNX or NXPI?

80.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Xilinx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Xilinx on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.