Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFS or OLED?

Universal Display received 513 more outperform votes than GlobalFoundries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave GlobalFoundries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GlobalFoundries	Outperform Votes 57 49.57%	Underperform Votes 58 50.43%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 570 65.52%	Underperform Votes 300 34.48%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GFS or OLED?

Universal Display has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GlobalFoundries. GlobalFoundries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, 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
GlobalFoundries	$6.75B	2.73	-$265M	-$0.48	-69.54
Universal Display	$647.68M	8.54	$203.01M	$4.65	25.06

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GFS or OLED?

78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GFS or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 34.29% compared to GlobalFoundries' net margin of -3.93%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.51% beat GlobalFoundries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlobalFoundries	-3.93%	6.05%	3.82%
Universal Display	34.29%	15.51%	13.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, GFS or OLED?

GlobalFoundries has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GFS or OLED?

GlobalFoundries currently has a consensus price target of $49.29, indicating a potential upside of 47.65%. Universal Display has a consensus price target of $190.43, indicating a potential upside of 63.40%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Display is more favorable than GlobalFoundries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlobalFoundries	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor GFS or OLED?

In the previous week, GlobalFoundries and GlobalFoundries both had 13 articles in the media. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat GlobalFoundries' score of 0.78 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GlobalFoundries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Universal Display beats GlobalFoundries on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.