QUIK vs. NVEC, GSIT, NVDA, AVGO, TXN, MU, ADI, MRVL, INTC, and MCHP
Should you be buying QuickLogic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuickLogic include NVE (NVEC), GSI Technology (GSIT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Intel (INTC), and Microchip Technology (MCHP). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
QuickLogic vs.
NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) and QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
QuickLogic received 18 more outperform votes than NVE when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.98% of users gave NVE an outperform vote while only 55.78% of users gave QuickLogic an outperform vote.
66.0% of NVE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of NVE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of QuickLogic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NVE has a net margin of 58.88% compared to QuickLogic's net margin of -6.83%. NVE's return on equity of 24.62% beat QuickLogic's return on equity.
NVE has higher revenue and earnings than QuickLogic. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NVE had 22 more articles in the media than QuickLogic. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NVE and 6 mentions for QuickLogic. NVE's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat QuickLogic's score of 0.39 indicating that NVE is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NVE has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuickLogic has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
QuickLogic has a consensus price target of $11.53, indicating a potential upside of 20.08%. Given QuickLogic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe QuickLogic is more favorable than NVE.
Summary
NVE beats QuickLogic on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:QUIK) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
