POWI vs. FORM, CCMP, ALGM, VIAV, SWKS, LSCC, ALTR, MTSI, CRUS, and RMBS
Should you be buying Power Integrations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Integrations include FormFactor (FORM), CMC Materials (CCMP), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Altair Engineering (ALTR), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), and Rambus (RMBS).
Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
FormFactor received 47 more outperform votes than Power Integrations when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.95% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 63.09% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Power Integrations had 2 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Power Integrations and 13 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Power Integrations' score of 0.65 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Power Integrations currently has a consensus price target of $87.40, suggesting a potential upside of 15.56%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $48.40, suggesting a potential downside of 15.03%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than FormFactor.
98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Power Integrations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Power Integrations has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FormFactor has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Power Integrations' net margin of 12.28%. Power Integrations' return on equity of 6.13% beat FormFactor's return on equity.
FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than Power Integrations. FormFactor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Integrations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Power Integrations and FormFactor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POWI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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