Power Integrations (POWI) Competitors

Altair Engineering (NASDAQ:ALTR) and Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to ALTR or POWI?

In the previous week, Power Integrations had 5 more articles in the media than Altair Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Power Integrations and 3 mentions for Altair Engineering. Power Integrations' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Altair Engineering's score of 0.10 indicating that Power Integrations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altair Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Power Integrations	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALTR or POWI?

63.4% of Altair Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of Altair Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Power Integrations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ALTR or POWI a better dividend stock?

Altair Engineering pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Power Integrations pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Altair Engineering pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Power Integrations pays out 147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Power Integrations has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Power Integrations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ALTR or POWI?

Power Integrations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altair Engineering. Power Integrations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altair Engineering, 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
Altair Engineering	$665.79M	14.41	$14.18M	$0.17	657.94
Power Integrations	$418.97M	6.18	$32.23M	$0.57	79.93

Which has more volatility & risk, ALTR or POWI?

Altair Engineering has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Integrations has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALTR or POWI?

Altair Engineering received 137 more outperform votes than Power Integrations when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.81% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave Altair Engineering an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altair Engineering	Outperform Votes 566 57.99%	Underperform Votes 410 42.01%
Power Integrations	Outperform Votes 429 62.81%	Underperform Votes 254 37.19%

Do analysts rate ALTR or POWI?

Altair Engineering presently has a consensus price target of $100.83, suggesting a potential downside of 9.85%. Power Integrations has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.20%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than Altair Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altair Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Power Integrations	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is ALTR or POWI more profitable?

Power Integrations has a net margin of 7.69% compared to Altair Engineering's net margin of 2.13%. Altair Engineering's return on equity of 8.08% beat Power Integrations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altair Engineering	2.13%	8.08%	4.74%
Power Integrations	7.69%	4.48%	4.07%

Summary

Power Integrations beats Altair Engineering on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.