Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

AVX (NYSE:AVX) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to AVX or OLED?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 7 more articles in the media than AVX. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Display and 1 mentions for AVX. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat AVX's score of 0.00 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AVX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Universal Display	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AVX or OLED?

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AVX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVX or OLED?

AVX has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVX or OLED a better dividend stock?

AVX pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Universal Display pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate AVX or OLED?

Universal Display has a consensus price target of $215.63, suggesting a potential upside of 31.45%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than AVX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AVX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVX or OLED?

Universal Display received 232 more outperform votes than AVX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.70% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 64.79% of users gave AVX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AVX	Outperform Votes 333 64.79%	Underperform Votes 181 35.21%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 565 65.70%	Underperform Votes 295 34.30%

Is AVX or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 36.98% compared to AVX's net margin of 0.00%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.75% beat AVX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AVX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Universal Display	36.98%	15.75%	13.72%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVX or OLED?

AVX has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AVX	$1.79B	2.05	$271.81M	N/A	N/A
Universal Display	$576.43M	13.51	$203.01M	$4.98	32.94

Summary

Universal Display beats AVX on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.