Power-One (PWER) Competitors

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) and Power-One (NASDAQ:PWER) are both electronic components companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Is APH or PWER more profitable?

Amphenol has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Power-One's net margin of 0.00%. Amphenol's return on equity of 30.58% beat Power-One's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amphenol	16.90%	30.58%	14.10%
Power-One	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of APH or PWER?

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to APH or PWER?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 51 more articles in the media than Power-One. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Amphenol and 6 mentions for Power-One. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Power-One's score of 0.00 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amphenol	36 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Power-One	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend APH or PWER?

Amphenol presently has a consensus target price of $105.62, suggesting a potential downside of 3.89%. Given Amphenol's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Power-One.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Power-One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, APH or PWER?

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Power-One.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amphenol	$15.22B	8.81	$2.42B	$2.51	43.78
Power-One	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Amphenol beats Power-One on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.